At 5 am yesterday, it was 52 degrees here at the house. It was dry and warm. The weathergirl on channel 10 was saying, “Don’t be fooled! You WILL want a coat today!”
At 8, when Angel went to school, it was 43, and raining…resulting in our first You Have To Put Your Hood Up argument this season.
At 9, it was snowing.
Light at first, then harder. Chilly, then cold, then colder…
It ended by noon, leaving us with just the tiniest taste of What’s To Come in the next few months.
There’s something Magic about the First Snow…
Even if it isn’t enough to build a Frosty, as the Little Man says.
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Ah yes, the time of year where you have to explain the logic of keeping warm to the kids. My eldest is in middle school and wants to be “cool”. Turning blue is not cool! 🙂
When my kids were in middle school, I had to leave for work before they went out to the bus…One day my elderly neighbor stopped by to tell me that there were plenty of warm coats at the church thrift store across the street, if I needed them for the girls…Turned out, he’d been watching them stand at the bus stop shivering (in the name of ‘cool’) rather than wear their brand-new, VERY warm coats…I was mortified.
I don’t know why kids go through that! I always hated to be cold so I always wore my coats. Hats and mittens not so much but I see kids out in their thin tops and I just shake my head.
Niko’s not the only one waiting for enough snow to build a snowman… I didn’t make one last year, so I shall have to remedy that if we get snow this winter. (I’m convinced we’re going to have a mild winter here… just a hunch!)
We only got ONE snowman built last year…I’m thinking this year is going to be a rough one ’round here. Like you, that’s just a hunch.
oh that IS a magical face, dear little fellow.. c
When we left to go pick Angel up from school, he ran to the tiny bits of snow on the grass, jammed some into his mouth, and said….”It’s ICE!” 🙂
You need to teach him, Marie, that snow isn’t ripe until January. 🙂
Just popping in to see how you all are.. hope everything is just busy in your little corner.. c
Just having one of those “down” weeks, C…not quite laundry-basket down, but more a swimming-through-syrup to get things done week. Thanks for checking on me.
Hope your back heals quickly. I did the same thing about 15 years ago on some icy front steps…I don’t need the barometer to tell me the pressure’s changing anymore…
You know what’s sad? The Peanuts specials don’t hold their attention. Maybe in a few years, those will be as requested as Rudolph or Santa Claus is Coming to Town…
His face says it all…magic in the air!
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I can *almost* enjoy it, watching them…at least for a little while 😉
Snow already….noooooooo! But he does look happy, bless him 🙂
Not to worry – we’re back up into the 50’s now. That was just a taste of what’s to come…
The absolute wonder and joy on Niko’s face …. you were an especially excellent photographer to catch that one!! Give him a hug for me, please.
No snow here, not even rain but our low was 13, broke a 100 year old record. We will be warm again by the weekend.
Catching Niko (rather than a blur!) isn’t easy…consider him well-hugged!
What a cutie little man is! I do love the first snow and I’m hoping we actually get a little of the white stuff this year. 🙂
He’s something – all boy, that one!
Did you get any snow from that storm this week?
I can imagine the disappointment that there wasn’t enough for a snowman, but I am sure he will soon enough. So exciting. Our weather has been atrocious. So over it, I don’t want the hot weather, but I would like to see the sun again.
I’d rather have cold than heat, too…and snow, in small doses. Come February, even the kids will be tired of it…I hope 😉
Seeing the look on Nico’s face, I really hope he gets a wee bit more snow next time – just enough for a snowman!
I do too, Sarah. As big a pain as snow is for me (and Hubby, who has to plow our road), watching the kids play in it makes it fun 🙂
We got our first “freeze” here last night (32 and dry.) A few sheets on the basil, the cactii on the dryer, and Bill and Elian inside and we were ready to weather the “winter storm.” 😉
AH, yes….’Winter’ in S. Texas! 😉
I’ll take snow over the gawd-awful ice storms that sweep through there – and 75 degrees, two days later!
Just raced here after Celi’s comment this morning ~ I am laughing and clapping about both Niko and Boo. One had never seen snow before and the other may not remember!! Meanwhile I feel like a properly spoilt brat ’cause we are all complaining that our today’s max will only be about 24 C [we have been metric for so many decades don’t ask me about F, but methinks it would be in the 70s: brr – not spring at all 😉 !!] Lovely snow flurry photo from you!!!!!
We all do it, don’t we? Right now, 24C would feel VERY spring-like…we don’t see those temps until May, generally!
Back up into the 50’s here now…great outside-playing weather!
You can see the response to this beautiful magic in Niko’s eyes–I’m with him all the way!!! Lovely.
Thanks, Kath! Love your new gravatar!
Oh what a cute little guy! Love the sparkle in his eyes 🙂
Thanks, Lisa! He *does* remind me to stop and wonder at the world…just like his mother did at that age 🙂
We’ve had snow several times now but today will be in the 50’s. I never know what coat to grab!
I hear that! It was nearly 60 yesterday!
Now, I’m definitely not a fan of snow, but the first snow, when it frames the branches of trees and falls sweetly, is my favorite! And thanks to you for sharing, I can view this from my 80 degree weather!!
I LOVED snow! Until I moved to a place where it snows FEET, not inches 🙂
indeed there is something magic about the first snow 🙂
Even if you’re not two-and-a-half years old, it’s magic. 🙂
We had the same weather here. I have to agree with the Little Man. 🙂
I thought about your love for winter sports yesterday…however will you go cross-country-ing down there on the Eastern Shore? You LOVE snow!
I’ve been wondering about that, too. The land is perfect for cross-country skiing, but I doubt we’ll get enough snow for it. We left our skis in Ohio, but I was thinking about picking them up sometime. Just in case and because ya never know. 🙂
Lovely pictures. . . you’re right, the first snow of the year is special.
Thanks, Sheryl…I do love seeing the grandkids’ faces when Something Wonderful happens 🙂
Good shot of the snow sticking to the rhododendron.
On Sunday we saw a little snow on the shoulders about 15 miles out of town (E.g.’s dad informed me that that spot is a relatively higher elevation), but so far nothing in town. One of the things I like about the maritimes is the more temperate weather.
Yeah, same here. The water’s still WAAAY warmer than average for this time of year, too…Which, under the right (wrong?) conditions can mean a ton of wet, heavy snow. Let’s just hope the cold air keeps coming across from the land-side, shall we?
Yes, a glimpse of what’s to come. In a few weeks, when I’m out there with the blower, I’ll try to keep Niko’s smile in mind. 🙂
Hey – at least you got a blower! I’ll still be shoveling while Hubby plows!