Snow

Snow is angelic, snow is a delight.

Especially when falling all day and all night.

It fills the ground, it fills the sky.

Children love it, but why?

Children play, and children show,

all the delight they find in snow.

Today the snow started falling at about 10:30. I really love to watch the snow fall, because it is so peaceful. A lot of adults that I know don't like snow that much. Mostly because of the driving conditions when it's around. Even though I have never driven in the winter, and I don't think that it will be fun, I am still happy that the snow is starting to arrive. Soon, all over the area we will begin to see children bundled up, with only their eyes showing, to go out and play in the snow. A child sees many delightful ways the snow can entertain.


Snowmen and women will be constructed in many front and back yards. As you go past school playgrounds, you will see large snowballs, lined up to make the biggest fort. You'll see snow angels dotting the ground. All of these show how much children love snow, even though they'll come in with runny noses, and cold hands. Only to expect a cup of hot cocoa or hot apple cider. That is what I look forward to most as a kid, the hot chocolate!
I hope that everyone has fun in the snow, but is also safe and mostly warm.

Winter

The leaves have fallen off the trees, and are laying on the sidewalks and roads. This seems almost impossible knowing that just a week or two ago they were just starting to fall. The weather is starting to grow colder and colder, and soon we will be hobbling around bundled up against the snow and the cold. I love winter, but sometimes it can be a big downer.
The reason I love winter is because you can go out into the snow, and almost forget the business of the world around you. When I go outside to play with my sister, I end up making snow angels. After a few minutes, I am just laying there. Listening to everything around me. It sounds so peaceful, I almost wish I could just stay there forever. Too bad I can't, otherwise I'll freeze.
There are some unpleasant things about winter too. The most unpleasant is the shoveling. All that back-breaking work. When you don't have a snow-blower you have to rely on your shovel, and that can take forever. Another unpleasant aspect is the driving in it. I have only had my driver's license since August, so this will be my first winter driving with the snow. I am a little nervous about all the way to LaCrosse from Sparta, but I will learn to live with it and learn to drive more carefully. Even though these are unpleasant, I still really like winter, and am excited to see it come.