Snow. The treetops all laden with white cotton wool, footsteps wading through inches of powder, kids thrilled, delighted – snowmen, snowballs and sledging. The world muffled and quiet, everything pristine. That’s the beauty, excitement, joy of snow. It transforms your life – snow clothes, snow games, snow walks – even extra snow food as the calories get burnt in the frosty air. And then Niomi, as always unconventional, also discovered snow litter picking. Bless her - she cleared the park single handedly!
And then SNOW-CH! Mummy bangs on the window, Emily in her arms. Snow injury, snow pain…..trip to hospital, big boot, broken foot. Poor girl. The downside of sledging.Luckily prior to all that there had been plenty of snow fun. We had about 8 inches of the wonderful white powder. More than enough for a half term of fun. The accident happened on the final day of holidays before home-schooling resumed, and only a few days before the snow melted. Let’s hope she’s not been put off sledging for life though. That said, she’s now doing a grand job of sitting happily on the couch, the world coming to her, with an occasional hobble round the house. 3 weeks till the boot comes off and counting…
Snowparent and snowchild
Playing before the fateful incident
Snow-delight
Snow-ch
Videoclip: Litter Picking by Sledge
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Snow-home
