Weekend Plans

No sleeping in this weekend. We have a breakfast date with Frosty the Snowman. My little one's school hosts a yearly holiday breakfast with the famed snowman. The event includes a gift fair where the little one's can do their Christmas shopping for parents, grand parents, etc. with the help of some nice volunteers. Last year she chose a flower jewel ring for me! Can't wait to see what she buys me this year.

I have to say I'm looking forward to doughnuts and coffee with the snowman.

Photo from Telegraph UK.

The Winter That Wasn't

Where's winter? We are past the midpoint and we've had only one snowstorm unless you count Halloween. I know no one likes the inconvenience, but I like winter to feel like winter. It feels like spring now and our 2012 snowmen may just have to live in our imaginations.

Here's some inspiration I found for our next "snowman". We would need a pretty big storm to pull off this Totoro snowman. I think this will need to go into the archive for next year.

Totoro snowman via Glitter Parfait.

A Winter Visitor

This guy stopped by yesterday to steal seed from the bird feeder and grab a handout of horse apples. He is a regular and a member of our core backyard herd. His antlers make me laugh with their single points.

The chipmunk is tucked underground but the squirrels are still bouncing around and being extra squirrely in the snow. Our cat is loving that they and the birds come so close to the screen door to get sunflower seeds from the feeder. It's such a simple thing, but I love this little nature show that is playing out in our backyard.

Sledding and Snow Angels

No Two Alike

These amazing photos were taken by The Snowflake Man, Wilson Bentley. He is credited with taking the world's first photomicrograph of a snow crystal on January 15th, 1885. He captured over 5,000 images of snow flakes during his life time, revealing to all of us that indeed no two are alike.

Read more about Snowflake Bentley here or here.

It's here, the snow is here!

Finally! You can still see some grass peeking through but a least there's snow and it looks and fels like winter..

Where is Winter?

I'm sure a lot of people are happy with the unusually mild weather here in the north east but I could personally use a snow day.

I'm really hoping to get a snowman, some sledding and a few snow angels in this year! Here's hoping winter kicks in for a few weeks. I'm ready to go out and do a snow dance.