Throwing Boiling Water into the Air Gives Us an Ice and Snow Display
I’d seen those Youtube videos where folks in Alaska or Canada throw pots of boiling water into the air only to have the water freeze immediately and rain down a puff of snow and ice. I figure (since it’s -8 degrees F), I would try it myself. We boil water, pour it into cups, and […]
Will Eating Snow Kill Me?
Holiday Snowfall Traveling south, we emerge into a winter wonderland. Every direction you turn, you see white fluffy frosting, pure enough to eat. So we actually eat it. I stand by a tree, lean in, and lick like I’m eating from a kind hand. My children shovel snow into their mouths like it’s vanilla ice […]
Becoming an Adult
Getting small children ready to play in the snow requires patience. Change your agenda for the moment because this is going to take some time. My child wriggles into her snowsuit, and then reports that her jeans are bunched up by her knees. I pull each pant leg down, digging up underneath her snowsuit and […]
What You’ve Been Given
It’s officially winter here. Snow swirls up and settles, finally, on the land. But it’s the worst kind of snow because there’s not enough to do anything with it. But the neighborhood children, despite the lack of significant snow accumulation, still coax sleds down hills all afternoon. And they still make snowmen no matter […]