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Except on the high moors of the North Farthing, a heavy fall was rare in the Shire, and was regarded as a pleasant event and a chance for fun. - The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring Goes South"
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So how are all the North-Eastern Downers enjoying our "event"? I went to work Friday evening expecting an icestorm that would strand me at school overnight, and walked out into a glowing, quiet world of snow instead.
All winter we have suffered through, small, nasty snowstorms, leaving little snow but much bitter cold and cloud covered skies. This one though, reminds me of the snows of my childhood, when dad could build us a snow fort as high as our house, and you could walk through the fields and orchards following the tracks of foxes, rabbits and deer. The air was calm, the cold not deadly but invigorating, and coats and scarves actually offer some protection.
Of course, I can write this knowing I have a warm house to return to after I've had my fun. "There and back again", as it were.
[ February 16, 2003: Message edited by: Birdland ]