Sunday, January 22, 2012

Weather Man

You may recall that some time ago I built a snowman.  I had to actually look up the date.  This has been a confusing week.


It was Monday and we had just had a lovely, fluffy snowfall, perfect for building a snowman.
The temperature was above freezing on Monday afternoon, so by Tuesday morning, Ole' Frosty was sagging a bit, but he seemed to still be enjoying himself as the temperature dropped and the dry powder snow began to fall.
 By Tuesday afternoon the sun came out.  Now Frosty had a problem.  He was partially blinded by the sun and his smile was slipping.
Six inches of snow on Wednesday left him bowed, but not broken.
 But then on Thursday he had to change his name to Crusty.  Glazed with ice, he was frozen in place.

But just like weather in the Northwest, nothing lasts for long.  By Saturday morning the freeze was over, the snow and ice were melting, and the snowman was becoming just another faceless feature-creature.

 The sun on Saturday afternoon was welcome to all of the human inhabitants, but poor Ole' Frosty/Crusty just lost his head over it.
So long, Snowman.  You were a great weatherman while you lasted.

13 comments:

  1. sorry to see him go...kind of but I'm sure warmer weather is most welcome...great photo essay...

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  2. What a fun post. I also posted about our weather today.

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  3. I'm ready to see the end of this storm. Our ice isn't all gone yet and I'm not venturing out until it is. I heard that there's another storm coming next week. I'm ready for winter to end!

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  4. What a metamorphosis, captured by your camera. You actually made me feel quite emotional for Frosty.

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  5. You did a great job in capturing the changes in Mr. Snowman's demeanor, Linda! He really did go, from looking happy to sad!

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  6. Wow! That was a great story about a worthy subject, your snowman. He died blind and featureless, but nonetheless, I will never forget him. :-)

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  7. Oooooh, nooooo! Mr. Snowman. B'bye.

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  8. That was quite interesting to watch! Next weather opportunity, how about building Frosty's snowwife? You are so creative, the possibilities are endless of what you could do!

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  9. Terrific pictures, Linda! I chuckled at your commentary. So funny!

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  10. Awwww....poor snowman..he was such a dapper fellow...

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  11. This was such a great post, Linda. It's sad to see Frosty go... but so very interesting. Terrific photos!

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