Melting Snow with Warm Memories of Tybee

In the past few weeks

old man winter has blown

his frigid breath across the

southern part of the United States.

Not an unheard of occurrence..

yet , with this ferocity

a rarity...

snow and ice have continued to

blanket

the neighborhoods,highways and byways

of the

southern and northeastern states..

with the first storm came the

excitement of

snow cream, snowmen and school cancellations...

however,as time passed the local

weathermen seem to not only

give fore warnings of the next upcoming blizzard...

but also reminders to their

viewing public that they are after all

just the messenger...!

Our children in the southern state of Virginia,

like the rest,

with the first snow had a very big time...

They would call and giggle,

tell of fun adventures and fun in the snow...

in the days that followed

digging out and getting over icee roads

seemed to wear down their glee...

So far this season Charlottesville

has received fifty-five inches..

(Yes, Virginia, you are a southern state!)

Carrie found herself a foot

as the snow and ice trapped her vehicle ..

and covered the roads...

off she trudged through and over the snow to work..

now, add more snow and ice..

five hours of shoveling yesterday and what happened?

stuck in the mud...

not to fear a tow truck man was near..

Felice drove through blizzards

so as to make it to work...

yes, now the grumbling is well underway...

the children are no longer thrilled by their winter wonderland..

***

Michael is always such a happy boy!!!

He loves to play and giggle..

with their first snow

he had plans for

hours of uninterrupted winter fun glee!

a BIG snowman

was going to be built..

so big

he said it would eat pizza!

again this year the snow was not

quite wet enough

and the annual "snow turtle"

made his debut.

Joseph pitches in and helps with the construction

early training

Bill starts to dig out.

With the next storm even Michael's

excitement seemed to wane..

after five minutes

playing in the snow he told his mommy

he wanted to go in

and when asked if he wanted to play outside again
he let them know..

he wanted to go fishing...

...

When it warms up,little buddy, when it warms up.
mmmmm..

warmth , sunshine, and fishing..

these thoughts steered my mind toward

our time in

Savannah..

Where all winter was flip-flop season

with fishing

off the tidal river basin docks

and off the pier at

Tybee.

February 2008

I love pelicans!

dolphins swam by several times

that day

but alas, my older cameras response time

was not fast enough.

***

Warm weather ,sun and Tybee

In August

the girls made a quick trip to

Savannah

(sometimes you just have to gather up and check on the old folks)
which included

a couple of impromptu visits to the beach...

an impromptu dip

Mike and our girls

**

Headed to Tybee from Savannah

I wonder if that feighter is headed toward NH?

In November

Mary came to Savannah for a visit

**

fishing from the pier

are you feeling warm yet?

ahhh..

a pelican!

Bill and Felice came to Savannah

for Christmas..

what did we do on Christmas eve day?

went fishing!

(feeding the birds...birdman?)

Look at that baby grin!

She had the BIG catch of the day!

and who should fly over?

why..Santa Claus ...who else?

and then a beautiful sunset...

I hope where ever you are..

if the bitter cold is knocking

at your door...

and

if snow and ice are beginning

to make you grumpy...
that this short walk

down my memory lane

has helped kindle the spark

of your own memories ...

be it

lifting your face to the warmth of the sun

or the ocean foam sliding

over your toes

helping bury them in the warm sand...

whatever it might be

I hope this has helped you remember

and made you happy!