Some say the accumulation of the falling flakes is no fun, but the kids in the neighboring areas Sunday thought it was "snow fun!" They were out creating snowpeople as well as a lot of noise. Personally, since the larders were stocked and I had no place I needed to go, I really enjoyed my "snow day."
I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't been feeling under the weather, so to speak, fighting off non-stop chills by taking Tylenol, eating chicken noodle soup and sleeping, sleeping, sleeping...like I haven't slept in months.
During wakeful periods, the cats and I looked out the windows to watch the snow pile up. I spied an outdoor kitten seeing snow for the very first time .... it was such a delight to watch it jump into untouched snow, tossing tiny snowballs up in the air, then chasing them and throwing them around. Then the kitty would roll around over and over in the cleared space it had created. I could swear it was smiling ear-to-ear!
I also wanted to absorb some of its energy so I could stay up and work on my projects!
It's Monday now and the pristine snow surrounding my home has been disturbed and dirtied by cars, snow shovels, city trucks clearing the streets and the mailman, God bless his unfailing neither-rain-nor-sleet-nor-snow trek down the street.
The only disturbances in the scenic snowfall I considered to enhance its appearance were the various animal tracks - those of cats tired of foraging arriving at the door to look for a handout, birds walking around in the snow picking up feline leftovers, squirrels shaking various designs onto the snow cover out of the trees and the tell-tale footprints of pesky raccoons who had stealthily sneaked into the garage during the night to steal any remaining cat food.
It almost...almost...makes me sorry spring is coming soon.
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