The title of this post pretty much hits the nail on the head. It snowed. I was excited. I
am excited.
Saturday night around 7 it started snowing and it didn't stop until about 3 am. When the first flurries started to fall from the sky I was literally bouncing with joy and excitement. Patrick, on the other hand, was unimpressed. The first snow of the season (though extremely late this year) was amazing to witness. After dinner I decided I needed to go out and
be with the snow. I bundled up in my "space suite" (as Patrick called it); jacket, hat, gloves, boots - check, check, check, check. Ready for some snowy fun!
Ulfie, Patrick, and I went out first. There was about an inch on the ground at this point. It was perfect for snowball formation. That's exactly what we did. We recruited Anne by hurling snowballs at her window until she agreed to come down. Terry and Jess, sorry that you missed this fun! We attempted our own snowman. Anne taught Ulfie and me how to roll the snowball on the ground to make it bigger. This was something I'd seen in films but never actually attempted. We were proud of our snowman and perched him on top of the hill outside our flat. Tired, and frozen, we headed inside for some tea.
After warming up Patrick and I headed back out into the frozen wonderland to see the field behind school and the view of Richmond Park. It was incredibly breath taking. The sky was red, reflecting the city lights down onto us. It was so bright it seemed more like early morning than 11:30. We met some friends who were taking on the incredible task of building a giant snowman. The balls of snow were massive and required four of them pushing with all they had to move it around the field. I watched as they completed their masterpiece. About an hour later, 7' Elvis was completed and christened. Time to thaw out again.
The next day, Patrick, Terry, and I headed to Richmond park to check out what was left of the snow. We hiked halfway through the park to the lake. Armed with a loaf of yucky ASDA bread, we went to feed the birds who were braving the snow. The lake was semi frozen. Frozen enough for the birds to land on it and make little slushy footprints on the surface. They enjoyed the crummy ASDA bread and we enjoyed throwing it at them. Then we walked back through the park to warm up our frozen bodies once again.
Now the snow is melting. It's almost completely gone from the trees and lawns outside of school. The sidewalks are slick with dirty sludge. I guess one awesome night of 2-3 inches of snowfall is pretty good. That's all the snow I need. Now it's time for spring?
