At long last, we got some snow! Despite a weather forecast that called for partly cloudy and a possibility of rain, the white flakes started descending late morning and continued through the afternoon yesterday. After dumping up to 8 inches on England, the storm front deposited a leftover inch or so here in The Netherlands.One of the local swans, possibly freaked out by the fluffy deluge, sought refuge next to a faux elf who's forever fishing in the nearby canal.
Ben got to ride home from school. Any unease with biking on snow soon passed and was replaced by increasing offroad experimentation.
With admirable resourcefulness, and with visiting cousin Helene offering guidance from her more comfortable position inside the dining room window, Ben and Sophie together managed to lump together a portly, diminutive snowman from the meager snowfall in the back yard. When handed a carrot for the snowman's nose, Ben promptly broke it in two. So, we compensated by branding the frosty gent as our beloved Alien Snowman -- the carrots being his two eye-antennae.
It's all melted by today. But for a few lingering lumps in the back yard, the slowly ebbing reminder of the Big Blizzard.
Did I mention that Josy chose today, at my enthusiastic urging, to ride her bike to work for the first time...? ; )
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