There's something about the first snow. I don't know quite what it is, but it makes me feel like a 5th grader again. Maybe it's the remembered excitement of the possible school closure. Maybe it's the memory of countless hours spent building things in a yard that overnight had suddenly become filled with white, wet playdough.
I don't know, either way, when the third thunder clap finally pulled me out of bed I found myself looking out the window and experiencing a feeling that can only be described as "giddiupidness." I turned on Prairie Home Companion, made some Kodiak flap jacks, scrambled basil eggs and orange juice, and settled in for a Norman Rockwell-style sunday morning. I could only settle in for so long though so after a shower I grabbed my camera and headed out for a walk around my neighborhood. Twety minutes later I returned to my apartment with a red nose, a snow-encrusted beard, and several pictures documenting my first snow storm in Denver. Enjoy!
My apartment building
5 comments:
I Love It! You really are so great with a camera. I have so many memories of waking up, looking out the window & seeing snow on the apricot tree. There really is something so magical about that first snowfall. This whole blog thing makes me miss you.
Loved the pictures! What a cool neighborhood. Sam and I read your comments and "chuck"led. Miss you.
Only you would come up with a word like giddiupidness. I love it! The first snow really is magical. I look forward to it every year.
Horace: Ah, the energy of youth. Somehow I don't see myself jumping out of bed at the onset of a snowstorm, but your description took me back quite a few decades. It was great to see the snow shots, as well as the mountain ones from Saturday. As for snow, we have had nothing more than a very light dusting that barely stayed on the ground a half-hour early Sunday.
Thanks for starting the blog. I'm a bit hesitant about having my hasty words out there for all to see, but it's a great way to keep up with this new phase of your life. Keep it up. -- Pops (in case you know lots of Jerrys I could be confused with)
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