That's funny. Strange looking snowman, even before it died. Kind of like a leaning tower of Pisa.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Yes that's what I thought, leaning tower, er, I planned it that way...
We had a much more traditional and successful snowman on the back though, we rolled that one in the correct manner.
Thanks for looking at the photos, Haunted and Pensive and Snowqueen, and Virgil and all of your lovely comments and compliments. By then, my lipstick and makeup had worn off, my hair was a bit discheveled; I really was quite tired, Haunted; my friend, you are too flattering, but thanks. I do like the photo ok for a change; usually I hate all photos of me....but 'grandma love' can really transform a person and I was feeling a lot of that love at that moment; Brooke was so snuggled down against me and relaxed and listening to the story. I will never forget this precious moment with her. Snowqueen, you know what I mean - you experience this with your lovely little neices. Haunted - her eyelashes really are gorgeous and long. I used to have fairly long ones; but now I hardly have any. I read it's another sign of aging...eeekk. Her's are all natural and virgin lashes with a pretty little curling. Her dad had the same as a baby. People used to mistake him for a girl; he was very pretty as a little one. I think she takes after him, when I look at his baby photos; but she also takes after her mom; I have seen her baby ones and they are really adorable.
Neely - is your snowman drunk? ...a little too much of the holiday cheer...He is so funny!
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It is a rare occasion to get snow in my part of Texas, but a white Christmas, now that is one for the history books! The last one was 1926.
Only in Texas can one experience a sunny, balmy day (December 23rd) with a daytime high temperature of 75 deg F and on the very next day you are turning your back to wind driven snow and temperatures below freezing!
OK, maybe not as much snow as Janine or Neely, but enough to share from my backyard.
Here’s to you Bing; my dream has come true!
View looking northwest. Yes; that is “Mozartgeist” in a manufactured pose now donning a balaclava. Native species of trees seen include Post Oak, Cedar Elm, White Ash, Juniper (Cedar), Osage Orange and Hackberry
Having a cold one (borrowed the idea from Neely):
Here are a few from this morning (Christmas morning):
A winding creek and a small waterfall:
Path in a snowy wood
Kids fortress, now my escape. A place to read, draw, watch the birds or hide from the missus, etc.
Janine,
Wonderful pics of a cozy evening. Has cabin fever set in yet? or can you guys get out and about now?
Neely,
That’s my kind of humor! Interesting form for a snow wo/man. All I’ve known is the classic three stacked balls concept. I’ll give yours a try at the next snowfall.
I saw you had snow in Texas today. Isn't global warming wonderful?
Hey that's a wonderful backyard. What part of Texas is that?
Last edited by Virgil; 12-26-2009 at 01:09 AM.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Oh wow, Gilliatt, I love the winding stream and the small water fall photo. How cool to get a little snow for Christmas. We got the opposite and it raining now and melting it all to slush...sort of yuky Christmas day outside but I was inside anyway..so didn't much care. Christmas Eve made for a nice drive to my son's house - the Christmas lights looked so beautiful in the snow. One little town we go through has exclusive little shops and it was just gorgeous. I should have stopped the car and gotten out to photograph the street....oh well, another great photo shot lost. No cabin fever at all; I don't think the snowfall was nearly as bad as they said. First day hwy's were totally cleared and getting around was not difficult at all. That was a fun cozy evening at my son's night before the storm hit.
Wow, snow in TX - that's great!
I love all your photos. The showman is a riot and that beer a good addition! haha..Your backyard does look neat. Love that lookout or treehouse. Do you hide from your wife in there? haha
Last edited by Janine; 12-26-2009 at 02:36 AM.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Ok, lots more Christmas photos to come but here is a preview...Brooke in her Christmas PJ's...my little rock star in the making....
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Oh how pretty Janine. She's adorable.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Oh! Its great picture of little Brooke and she is playing her guitar, how cute!
Yes time spend with little ones is always precious.Originally Posted by Janine
Just shows you doesn't it, I also heard that it is snowing in Spain too, wow!It is a rare occasion to get snow in my part of Texas, but a white Christmas, now that is one for the history books! The last one was 1926.
Only in Texas can one experience a sunny, balmy day (December 23rd) with a daytime high temperature of 75 deg F and on the very next day you are turning your back to wind driven snow and temperatures below freezing!
OK, maybe not as much snow as Janine or Neely, but enough to share from my backyard.
Here’s to you Bing; my dream has come true!
in Dublin it doesnt last that long but if you look up the news for Ireland you should see some fantastic sights! We rarely get snow here. we cant cope! lol!
In Dublin our problem is ice and frost. The frost is so think in some places it looks like snow... rain fallowed by minus temperatures and meant that a lot of our roads have become ice rinks and are very very dangerous. I think we would rather the snow here in Dublin. I took a picture of the frost and ice this morning. will post it later.
oh wow!!!It is a rare occasion to get snow in my part of Texas, but a white Christmas, now that is one for the history books! The last one was 1926.
Only in Texas can one experience a sunny, balmy day (December 23rd) with a daytime high temperature of 75 deg F and on the very next day you are turning your back to wind driven snow and temperatures below freezing!
OK, maybe not as much snow as Janine or Neely, but enough to share from my backyard.
Here’s to you Bing; my dream has come true!
View looking northwest. Yes; that is “Mozartgeist” in a manufactured pose now donning a balaclava. Native species of trees seen include Post Oak, Cedar Elm, White Ash, Juniper (Cedar), Osage Orange and Hackberry
Having a cold one (borrowed the idea from Neely):
Here are a few from this morning (Christmas morning):
A winding creek and a small waterfall:
Path in a snowy wood
Kids fortress, now my escape. A place to read, draw, watch the birds or hide from the missus, etc.
Janine,
Wonderful pics of a cozy evening. Has cabin fever set in yet? or can you guys get out and about now?
Neely,
That’s my kind of humor! Interesting form for a snow wo/man. All I’ve known is the classic three stacked balls concept. I’ll give yours a try at the next snowfall.
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
Artemins Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
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Now this is just classic!Death of the Snowman...
And wonderful photo of Brooke, Janine!
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
Wow, I can't wait to see that photo. Once when I was a kid, it was slick like ;that on the roads, so we all got our ice-skates on and actually skated on a back road near my house. I live bordering a lake so we always had skating in the winter...not hardly any ice anymore. Usually the winter would mean ice-skating for months and the ice got really thick...I still standby the global warming which my dear friend, Virgil, *wink* keeps poking fun at me about. Niamh, do you ice-skate? You should try skating on the streets. In the USA, now they are always so prepared for bad weather; I recall days in my childhood I imagine they weren't so prepared and everything was pretty dangerous and we got snowed-in. Today it is raining - started yesterday - and has been quite heavy at times...nearly all the beautiful snow is gone; not a big loss though, since the snow got really dirty looking in our neighborhood which is very urban. My mother kidded and said we had a 'dirty white Christmas'....how true but at least the houses did look pretty with the lights and the snow. Curb areas were awful with exhaust from the cars, etc.
Virgil and Snowqueen, Thanks from Brooke for your compliments...we think she is pretty cute, too. It was so great to be with Brooke all day and evening yesterday and Christmas eve, too; she is just as happy as a lark, as she is pretty. She is such a sweet little one. SQ, can you imagine if Bushy and her sister and Brooke were to play together - they would all be so cute. She loves her books like your neices love theirs. Oh by the way, isn't her hairdo a riot? Her other grannie made a tiny ponytail at the top...sort of was falling out.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Our first time out on the lake this year...
This is just a piece of grass frozen into the shape of a...something with flippers. My boys are marching in step and it almost looks like whatever creature that is, has a sort of baton, helping them keep time.
This used to be a path through the thick brush of the beach but it's now under water...well, frozen water now but you know what I mean.I have a beautiful picture of this place before it froze and it's neat to see them side by side...but I don't have the picture on this computer so the comparison will have to wait for another day.
These trees are also all in the water. I love the little ice shelves they are all standing on.
Into the abyss...
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
Bleak and beautiful!
I wish I was there.
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