Yes I know that the UK has had the hottest day in ages today but that only makes me want a walk in the cool crisp whiteness even more.
I am a person who likes cold temperatures , I love getting bundled up in coat , boots , scarf & gloves ! No hat though , not keen on hats !! And then coming home and putting on a onsie , socks and slipper boots before curling up in front of the fire with an extra blanket just in case .
Friends who live 'ooop north' think I am slightly ( okay , very) insane to like snow as they have to 'endure' it for weeks on end , but for someone living in Essex snow is great.
When I was growing up we had it occasionally , enough to make memories of snowman building with my older Brothers and getting snowballs thrown at me until I ran in crying to my Mum but now I enjoy it more.
The anticipation of it , the smell in the air when it's coming ( yes there is a specific smell to snow) , then when it falls , the quiet everywhere.
The world seems to have been wrapped up in a blanket and everything is peaceful. I've gone out for walks very late at night before in the snow and you can almost believe that nobody else in the world exists. Some people might find that eerie but I think it is wonderful.
Last year I did build a snowman . He stood proudly in the front garden and I called him Dave. Dave wore a black fleece scarf and matching hat and watched over the street. Yes I did get a few funny looks when I was making him , but lets be honest , wouldn't the world be a lot better place if people stopped being stuffy and serious , listened to their younger self and got out and built a snowman ? I think so , and if we are lucky enough to get snow this winter I will make another snowman and I hope everyone else does too xxx
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