When you live in the Southeast, to hear even a mention of "snow" leaves you a) giddy and eager and instantly childlike or b) rolling your eyes with disbelief, contempt and indifference.
I fall into the first category.
I W.A.N.T. it to snow worse than my children, which is kind of ridiculous because I have no intention of playing in it for goodness sakes, that would be cold and wet and messy! It’s difficult to articulate why I love the snow, even I can’t put my finger on it. Is it because it’s a rarity? Gives grace and beauty and "voice" to silence? Blankets imperfection with perfection? Or, more likely, ties my present to past memory–the best kind–full of laughter and friends and hot-whipped-cream-topped drinks and childhood wonder.
A few pictures from last night, a bit more snow than expected, but sadly almost gone this morning. MOST area schools are closed–INSANE because the roads NEVER iced up, but totally "Southern"–with the exception of my kids’ school. I wrongly assumed ours was closed, too (and aren’t we all thinking what "assuming" is right now…:/); thank goodness one of their friends called and gave me time to get ’em up and out the door……….barely!
Our front yard ~
A few close ups ~
The picture of eternal optimism? My children…trying to "sled" on this; eternally optimistic because 1) there was maybe 1/4 inch of "accumulation", and 2) they couldn’t find our sleds (at night, under the house? thrown out??). 
Cookie sheets don’t work very well on a wet concrete driveway.
Stephen made the most of it with this (which I’d bet money is in my freezer right now Godblesshim).
But the coolest-weirdest picture?
I took it because as I was standing in my kitchen looking out our front window, the view was magnificent. Here, you can’t see how hard the snow was coming down at that moment; but what you CAN see? An eerie red glow from the red pendant lights that hang over the bar between the kitchen and keeping room (the trim is painted white), a reflection of our yellow kitchen and curtains on the back window, and the "ghost" of me. The longer I look at the photograph, the more I discover….
There really is something peaceful and magical about snow. One thing we like to do (since we get so much of it these days) is to look at the individual flakes (cartoon flakes the manchild calls them cause they look like those in cartoons). We don’t have much time to find and enjoy them because they melt so quickly on the warm glass but it really is fun to see.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the snow pics!!!! =) We don’t EVER get snow like that in Texas!!! I just seen snow for the 1st time New Years day when Mr. “S” and I were in Ohio! It was the best thing! You’ll have to check out my snow post! I felt like I was a kid again! It was GREAT! So I know where you are coming from!!!!
I also love the snow. I grew up in a snowfree zone so it is still an anomaly to me.
I also really like your accidentally incredible picture. Those are always the best photos!
Terrific post and thanks for your comments.
We get snow all the time. 🙂 You can come visit during a blizzard and we’ll be snowed in and have hot cocoa with some Bailey’s in it. Oh and popcorn. And movies. And chocolate. We’ll sit by the woodburning stove. If the power goes out, we’ll tell stories by candlelight.
I LOVE getting snowed in.
I am like you with giddy excitement that bubbles up when the forecast says SNOW! And it is snowing where we are today.
I love the pictures and that last one is FREAKY! but totally cool.
Pretty pictures! glad you got to enjoy a snowfall…
I feel the same way about snow. Must be a southern thing (I’m in virginia). I don’t want to drive in it and I hate how it makes such a mess when the dog and kids go out but I still love it!! My son keeps making “snow angels” on top of my bed – he really wants some snow too!
You managed some good shots. I rather like the red glow in the last one~ now what do they say about the red lights!!!
BTW I was joking!!!!
You don’t play in the snow? To heck with the mess–build a snowman.
And then the hot chocolate tastes all the better.
Want my hot chocolate recipe? With or without the peppermint schnapps?
It is snowing here today too. I am so excited I have been out for a walk in it. Everything just looks so magical it’s like opening the door to a different world.
Hope you get some more soon
great snow pics!
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omgosh i remember saying “take a picture it’ll last longer” to my sister all the time
lol
SNOW!!!! whoohooo! (oh, is the little child in me peeking out? lol)
love the photos, especially the accidentally wonderful one.
Lovely. Most of the time. When you are looking at 20 below zero low temp. for the weekend…well the loveliness sometimes takes a backseat. A really cold backseat.
As beautiful as the snow is, I am glad it’s you and not me in it!
Beautiful snow photos! I love snow and it’s been doing it all day so it’s a good thing I like it. 🙂
I love snow too! But I HATE ice!!!! Ever since losing all our power for 4 days right before Christmas I have wanted nothing to do with ice. Ever again. We were supposed to get snow too and it was just a drizzle. I’m really rooting for a snow day. I need to be PAID for staying home.
I get giddy when it snows too. But I don the snow gear and play it in. Snow angels are fun. So are snowball fights. My son always gets angry when one hits him, but he loves pummelling the rest of us!