Winter Wonderland

Wishes really do come true. Louisville has snow. We had a six inch snowfall last week and another one this week, which is just enough to have some fun. Last week I built a three foot mushroom man out of snow. He had a huge round mushroom cap that laughed in the face of gravity. But the sun eventually took him down after two days. Today I built my interpretation of the killer rabbit. It is not as big and mushroom man, but it has sharp pointy teeth made from icicles.

Some of the icicles on the building have grown longer than me. They are over ten feet long. Their size is amazing to look at.

A very beautiful scene occurs in Louisville when it snows. If the winter storm reaches us during the day time, it is just warm enough in this southern city to be rain or melt on contact leaving all the trees very wet. Then during the night the fluffy snow falls and attaches to the wet-icy surfaces creating a majestic flocking of all the deciduous and evergreen trees. It is striking to see and something I never saw is Pennsylvania.

Another majestic sight is seeing our local Cardinals emerging on a sunny day. Their brilliant red feathers set against a sparkling white background is breathtaking.

For those of you that get a little sad in Winter, take the time to observe all the beauty Winter has to offer from the delicate lace of a snowflake to sparkling icicles to the beauty of all the different patterns of tree branches. Take a moment to enjoy winter before it is gone.