Old Man Winter

Yes I KNOW I live in Louisiana............but still if I have to be this cold why oh why can't we be doing this............



Or at least be looking out our windows and gazing upon this...............



Seems so unfair doesn't it that something of such beauty and majesty would only go to a few parts of the country when the rest of us dreams of such.

Oh well of course we DO get some Snow. Probably a couple of times a winter, but not the white, beautiful sugar powder kind. Nope ours is very wet,though pretty coming down but when it actually sticks to the ground it usually has a pretty firm layer of ice under it and much yucky water under the ice so that as the snow begins to melt or be trampled down by children's boots and car tires, it becomes brown, slushy, nasty and ugly to look at.

And along with the fleeting beauty and sheer awe of snow we get icy laden tree limbs causing them to droop and fall on top of the utility lines causing major power outages, the close of schools, work places, traffic lights to malfunction, many accidents and in general complete chaos and distruction. So while we still wish for a little frosty white powder to play in, we are always very careful of what we wish for because you know we just might get it and like the words we say.......we never know which ones we may have to eat so make very sure they are sweet.

For all you sweet friends living in areas where snowmen are the norm I wish you a day of childlike play and joy.......

And for the rest of us may we have a day of curling up in our Christmas jammies with a nice warm cup of hot chocolate and the latest issue of our favorite magazine and be content with our dreams.