Snow Day!

 

Phin was only half a year old the last time our coastal Georgia town saw snow,
and few could remember a time it had snowed before then. When Phin told us
at Christmas that what he wanted most was to see snow, we assumed we'd have
to plan some big trip to the mountains at an indeterminate future time, provided
that he was well enough to go. Then, suddenly, a winter storm arrived and dumped
 a slick layer of sleet and a couple inches of powder overnight. Phin's wish to play
 in the snow came true. Here, he and his sisters explore the frozen neighborhood
 before their snow day online schoolwork begins.   

So many things in life attack from behind, like a little
brother with a snowball. You're minding your own

business, living your life, and next thing you know...

...splat!

What captivates Phin and his sisters here are
the icicles clinging like spiky teeth to the bottom 
of the sign, highlighting the novelty of the
naturally occurring ice for these kids through an
object that was equally novel to us when we first
moved to the area. Not an alligator to be found today!  

At the playground, a snowball disintegrates
in Phin's hands as one of his sisters tries an
extra-slippery slide and the other plays it safe.
The sycamore the community planted in Phin's
honor stands in the background, its limbs bare
except for a few tenacious leaves.