Thursday, January 8, 2009

Attack of the snowmen

Snowman - check. Christmas tree decoratively stuck into snow hill awaiting garbage pickup - check. Sopping wet hats and mitts - check. It's January.

Sound changes completely when snow falls, have you noticed? Apart from the bonus sound of snowplows grinding along the roads and, in my community, sidewalks. Things are on the one hand more muffled, and on the other, more audible. You can actually hear snowflakes falling on a snowbank if you're quiet. I know because after an hour or so of shifting the stuff I tend to be pretty darn mute, leaning on the handle of my shovel, wondering whether I can go inside already. (actually, I do enjoy shoveling. honest.)

Anyway, it snowed here yesterday and will snow again today and I am finished the latest editing job and apart from hauling more snow I am free, if I choose, to touch my gorgeous Fleece Artist yarn or even knit with it. Or I can work on my novel, for which wonderful words have been unfolding in my mind as I edited and shoveled and made more chicken stock. Or I can just look out the window at how beautiful it all is. (yeah. I'll be writing, thanks - I don't look any of those gift horses in the mouth!)

2 comments:

JMS said...

"Attack of the Snowmen" reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes!

Oh, how I wish it would have snowed here in TN last night! I wanted to wake up this morning to see, at minimum, an inch of the white stuff. Alas, it was not to be. The Evil Weatherman has gotten my hopes up, only to let me down with a resounding "THUD"...yet again.

I miss New England.

Sometimes.

TTFN
JMS

http://jennifershell.blogspot.com

Mary Keenan said...

I miss Calvin and Hobbes!