Theres A Chill In The Air

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:34 am

I was downtown the other day, the wind was whistling through the buildings like it was being shot from a cannon. Snow was falling. I felt elated. The seasons of change are upon us. Soon it will be winter, a time for glowing embers in the fireplace, the aroma of hearty food simmering in the kitchen, rose colored cheeks and the warm light from happy homes cascading out into artful drifts of snow. Family members missed to the business of living will be flying in for Thanksgiving to catch up and see nieces and grandsons that have grown so much. Children will be bundled so only their little red noses and two darting eyes can be seen. Theres something about the sound of *crunch crunch* under my boots as I walk on virgin snow that makes me feel small and giddy, the sound of my skates cutting the ice and the silent music the snowflakes make as they dance and tumble to earth. All these things make me feel more alive than I can possibly describe. Its time for change now.

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Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:00 am

Why Nomad..how poetic. You have such a way with the written word. :-4

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:04 am

Oh, how sweet Nomad.:-4

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:36 am

Winter....I embrace it with one hand and rebuff it with the other....I like the cold crispness....the cosiness of being indoors, but I hate the wet and dampness of the winters we have in England...sometimes it makes you feel chilled to the bone despite warm and cosy clothes.

Enjoy your winter Nomad for Spring will be back soon enough, with the promise of re-birth, warm sunshine and glorious flowers.

:-6 :-6

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:37 am

You embrace it with one hand and rebuff it with the other ?

Do people ever think your having a seizure ?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:38 am

Nomad wrote: You embrace it with one hand and rebuff it with the other ?

Do people ever think your having a seizure ?

.. :p ..

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:42 am

I'll take the snow days.......................

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:13 am

yall are soooooooo lucky to live where it snows. i stay on snow patrol all winter every year hoping it will happen here. Where i live, when it gets in the fiftys we think we are freezing to death.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:18 am

Fishies won't like cold water................

I only like snow days to stay home from school, then go out and play in the snow. And turn on my snow blower-I got a good one here! No more shoveling for me!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:19 am

Beautiful Nomie doesn't happen here is sunny San Diego. A little rain maybe, and temps in the upper 60's that is our winter. :-6

I will come stay with you so I can experience a real "MINNESOTA WINTER" probably die after two days, but I will have experience it..:wah:

[QUOTE]I was downtown the other day, the wind was whistling through the buildings like it was being shot from a cannon. Snow was falling. I felt elated. The seasons of change are upon us. Soon it will be winter, a time for glowing embers in the fireplace, the aroma of hearty food simmering in the kitchen, rose colored cheeks and the warm light from happy homes cascading out into artful drifts of snow. Family members missed to the business of living will be flying in for Thanksgiving to catch up and see nieces and grandsons that have grown so much. Children will be bundled so only their little red noses and two darting eyes can be seen. Theres something about the sound of *crunch crunch* under my boots as I walk on virgin snow that makes me feel small and giddy, the sound of my skates cutting the ice and the silent music the snowflakes make as they dance and tumble to earth. All these things make me feel more alive than I can possibly describe. Its time for change now.[/QUOTE]

woppy71 · Post by **woppy71** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:22 am

I think that was a perfect and lovely description of winter. We are alike in our love for the snow, Nomad:)

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:23 am

Nomad my friend

That was just lovely.

It made even *me* like winter a little bit.

Have you ever submitted anything you've written to a magazine?