I have lots of memories and even now dreams of first snows. Some of my fondest memories are of looking out the window just before I would sleep seeing the browns of fall. Then waking in the middle of the night or in the wee hours of the morning to find everything blanketed in white. It always delighted me to see the world before anyone even set foot in the snow. To me it was pure perfection seeing the first snow before it was disturbed by the daily activities of human and animal tread. In the wee hours it always seemed as though the world was at peace and so quiet because of the moment I was observing through my window. I always felt blessed to witness the beauty.
One of my other favorite memories and things to do was to make a snow person from the first snows. We had a large yard and in our yard was this wonderful large pine tree. Us kids used to sit under it in the summer because its shade was so cool. If I remember right we called it our favorite tree. Anyway one year when I believe I was still in high school I went out side after a first snow and made a snow family. First I made a snow man, and I remember it taking a long time to roll his first ball and I really enjoyed the exhilaration of the effort it took to push and roll the balls for my snow family. After I made the basic shape of the man I made a woman and she was shorter than the man and they seemed a bit lonely so I made a snow child. By the time I was done I pretty much decimated the snow around them. I collected sticks that had fallen from our trees and rocks from our driveway and gave them all arms and faces. I thought they were pretty awesome. they looked great too despite the lack of snow around them.
We had a warm snap after the first snow which sometimes happens and so they melted a bit but if I remember right they lasted most of the season they just did not quite look the same as they did that first day. Making snow people is one of many winter activities I miss terribly. I hope I can make a snow person again soon.
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