Fall Snowman

An odd thing happened to us on the Blue Ridge parkway we were enjoying the Fall colors…taking our time…driving slow but as we drove higher up the mountain…it suddenly started to snow. We stopped to enjoy the moment…we were thrilled, excited, enthralled… to be standing on the apex… between the Winter and the Fall. Down around the bend Illuminated by the sun we could still see the Fall leaves glowing while on the part of the mountain where we were standing it was cold…and it was snowing. As the snow fell faster and faster…we came up with a plan… since it was also wet and heavy…we’d build us a snowman. It’s a rare opportunity to build a snowman in the Fall but as he fell in tiny flakes from out the sky we gathered them together…determined to give it a try. The finished product was a snowman…He stood about 12 inches tall… With a large oak leaf for a hat…our one nod to the Fall. As we drove away from our snowy wonderland we were still thrilled and excited and enthralled having been blessed to experience a little winter in the middle of the Fall.