Snowman Weather! |
There is a winter storm predicted today. Currently... it is raining outside. The temps are slightly above he freezing point and the snow was "packy." A great day for a Snowman.
Look in the Mirror! Kids! |
Now, last time, The neighbor brat... I mean "kid" decided it would be a great idea to knock my beautiful arctic sculpture down... with the help of the "other neighborhood kid." ( Who, I'm sure, will get all of the blame for the destructive plot.) I knew the risk! But proceed anyway. Because artist must make art... or die! And I'm too young to die simply because I could not make a snowman.
Run! Eric and Ethan, Run! |
But his mother assured me that he was not to go near the sculpture. Or she would "kill him" or something. (Some form of "bodily harm", I was assured.) I won't hold my breath. Parents are far more lenient on their kids these days than my mother ever was on me and my brother. ( She really WOULD try to Kill us!) Good thing we could dodge the projectiles and outrun her. But I digress...
Great Looking Hair! Who is your Barber? |
The snow was the perfect level of "Sculptabability." (It's a real word... Even though Spell-check hates it.) I was able to make him 4 snowballs high. That is like "dog years"... only for snow men! (I'll let you follow the logic of that one. ) I was able to sculpt the face slightly better this time since the temps were hovering around 32 degrees.
Playing the "Snow Broom." |
The weather is predicted to rise a little... then drop. But they changed the prediction from yesterday. I guess now we are going to get a deep freeze. With a little luck, the snowman might be able to last a while this time if no kids knock him down. Fingers crossed.
He is pretty tall |
Almost as tall as me! (I'm the guy on the left..) |
I know the pictures do not really show how tall he is... But he is only slightly shorter than me. ( Yes, it is a snow man. Trust me on this one. Don't let the hair fool you. I don't really want to prove my position since that would be creepy and disturbing.)
Cheryl the puzzle expert. |
Not really our cats! Rocket and Leo. |
Otherwise, we went to Muscatine today and did not run. Cheryl has been running on a hurt leg for the last few days and today, she needed a break. But the Pizza was good and it is always fun to drive the Subie to the river. As for me.. the rest of the night I will probably be a bum and play my video game while Cheryl plays with her puzzles. I'm sure if I ever get bored, I will be able to play with one or more of the cats. ( Two of them are not really ours.... but don't tell them that...)
"Rockin' On" in a Winter Paradise! |
Hope everyone is ready for the deep freeze that is about to hit. Or the snow.... Or possibly the warmer weather! Who really knows here in Iowa. I always think the weather channel is simply throwing darts at the wall when they make predictions. Fingers crossed for half-way decent weather, regardless. Thanks for stopping in.
4 comments:
That is the most awesome-est snow man ever!
I can recall as a kid that my mom made a snow horse in our yard one time.
If the snow is good ... maybe I'll try a snow dog?
I hope Cheryl's leg sure heals up quickly.
Oh..I have no idea what we will get for weather.
Nice snowman! You did great sure hope he lasts! :) Freezing rain here:(
This is a great post. Your snowman creation is fantastic. I just hope you won't have to build a wall around it to keep the undesirables away. I've always disliked children, even when I was a child - - and some of them are more devious nowadays than ever.
I prefer cats.....
I just couldn't make a snowman like that. I always try but my snowmen always end up looking like lumps of snow with twigs stuck in them. Luckily we don't have too much snow around here.
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