Winter in July Wednesday is here. I grew up in Northern Utah. They know know about snow. They hosted the winter Olympics a few years back. As a kid, I loved snow. I did not care if it was cold and wet. Once when I was in kindergarten, it snowed the night before and there was no time to play in it before school. The snow all melted before recess and I was convinced it was an evil plot.
I thought the janitor had shoveled it all away somewhere.
In the summer of 1973, my niece and nephew from Texas came to stay with us for a couple of weeks.
When my Dad found out that my little niece had never seen snow, he decided to do something about it.
We dug up coats and boots, piled into the car and drove up into the mountains till he found snow we could play in. This was on the fourth of July.
What a great way to cool off! We even brought some snowballs back in the ice chest (they didn't last long).
As a grown up (OK, most of the time, grown up), I am not so nuts about the white stuff.
When winter is actually here, I long for summer.
However these are the dog days and it just stays hot.
So I dream of Winter in July. This is the niece that started it all.
This is her brother and one of my big sisters.
This is another one of my Nieces and an earlier winter, just goes to show,
they do snow there.
Every few years, we get one good snow storm here.
This is what our winters usually look like.
My favorite winter picture.
One of my Christmas Card designs.
I have to work today so I will publish links tomorrow for everyone that I know is participating.
I feel cooler already, hope you do too.
Kat
