Sunday, January 02, 2011

What A Difference One 60 Degree Day Makes!


With carrot nose and box hat, this snowman stands over 8 feet tall.

"Where does the white go when the snow melts? ~ Author Unknown
Usually we have only a few inches of snow and the kids try to make snowmen, but most are at most a foot or two tall. But the Christmas snow was different, over 12 inches and snowmen started popping up all over the place, up and down the streets. This was a giant snowman just down the street, he stood over eight feet tall. They must have built him during the snowstorm because his branch limbs were covered with a coating of snow. He had a box hat and a carrot nose and must have just eaten a box of Christmas cookies... yes, see... some of his rock buttons have popped off.


A few rock buttons have popped off... too many Christmas cookies?

It finally made it into the 50's on New Years Eve and hit 60 on New Year's Day. It was amazing how fast the snow melted with that 60 degree temperature. Mr. Snowman started to lean forward rather badly on Wednesday and by New Year's Eve he seemed to be almost doubled over with a stomach ache. He lost his box hat and his nose, but kept his scarf.


Letting the heat get to him.. he starts to bend at the waist. Posted by Picasa

Last evening and this morning, rain moved in and almost all the snow is gone. Mr. Snowman lost his head last night and finally collapsed... melted back into the ground. The few patches of snow that surround a few houses in shaded areas gave off a steamy fog in the early morning air and the morning temperatures starting in the low 60's fell fifteen degrees within ten minutes when the front finally went through. Tonight we are back below 40 but the big snow is gone. Hard to believe that just a week ago we were snowed in!

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7 comments:

Ginny Hartzler said...

<span>What sweet pictures, and a good idea for a blog post. I think if any very small children were to see this post, they would cry!</span>

Paul Nichols said...

Hi. Happy New Year. Just went through your blog as far as I could go. The pictures of the birds are really nice. I'm always looking forward to Spring. Thanks. Thank you for stopping by my blog.

Paul Nichols said...

I've been wondering. Has the copper trim on your house turned green yet? How does the color coordinate with the rest of the house? Pictures?

kenju said...

I think that must have been a snow woman = the pectorals are very pronounced!!

sandra said...

these are really "cool" photos. ha ha. love the hat made from the box, and sure widh I could melt some of me like Mr Snowman did, not all but some. glad you are a little warmer now.

Sandra said...

congrats on the CS5 and good luck. try not to pull your hair out. Photoshop sometimes has me ready to blast the screen with a shot gun. it's wonderful but is difficult for me. mine is PS 7 so it is old without your bells and whistles

Rambling Woods said...

How I miss making snowmen with my daughter..I guess I could still get out and muster one up as we sure have the building materials....