No wonder ancient cultures believed in dwarfs, elves, nymphs, and fairies. No wonder they imagined spirits dwelling in the rocks and trees. How else could nature be so incredibly enchanting?
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| Sunset today over rippled snow dunes at our neighborhood park! |
I've always
thought snow was magic. When I was a little girl, my family would make snowballs from the first snow of the year, wrap them in foil, and save them in the freezer. Every 4th of July, we'd gleefully get them out and have a midsummer snowball fight in the driveway!
Yesterday I met a whole new kind of snow magic:
snow rollers! After learning how rare they are, Husband and I braved the cold to explore these charming gifts from nature:
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| Look at the layers! |
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| Perfectly shaped! |
Scattered on windswept corners around the city, these rolled-up magic carpets make me imagine wispy, glittering snow sprites scurrying through the open fields, baling snow for some mysterious midnight celebration.
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| Just like snowflakes, each one is a little different! |
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| Some open areas are covered in them, but other similar places have none at all. Fascinating! |
Thank you, snow sprites, for bringing some extra magic into this cold winter!
Isn't it amazing what nature can create for us. I saw this on the news last night and was in awe of the beautiful creations that were made. A blessing from God in the worst of brutal weather.
ReplyDeleteThank you much for more pictures, Jennifer! Julie Johnson posted about this on FB. It's totally a new thing to me. Magic!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful when we discover a new little bit of magic in the world, Linda? I love how there are always new things to know!
DeleteI'm so glad I posted late and clicked on your blog right after that Jenn. So cool to hear about your Midnight 4th Snowball fight and snow rollers. So cool...
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful pictures! It's nice to find the good and the beauty in the snow.
ReplyDeleteI saw a different snow roller this week... looking out my sister's kitchen window to the fields behind her house in the country, I saw one of her horses playing in the snow... he was rolling on his back in the snow!
Hahaha! Now that's a funnier kind of snow roller! :-)
DeleteUntil yesterday I had never heard of snow rollers! Just happened to turn on the weather channel and they were doing a special on them. Your pictures are much more beautiful though! I am waiting to see if we have school tomorrow....Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteI have heard of these but have never seen them. Your pictures are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for braving the cold to give an up close look that these magical bales. We have never had anything like these in my part of Missouri. I am fascinated by them!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! I had never heard of these until the Weather Channel news I was watching mentioned them. Thank you for the pictures it helped me to understand clearly what they look like now. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThese are new to me, too - thank you for sharing! Your perspective of fairies and nymphs adds to the magic.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen or heard of snow rollers before. (I remember trying to make things like this at recess as a kid. Ours were never this gorgeous.) How incredible!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering... may I use this post as one of my 31 inspirations for Slicers during the March Challenge? (I'm linking to a different SOL daily during the month of March.) If that's okay, would you mind emailing me at stacey {at} staceyshubitz {dot} com? THANKS!
I too sliced about snow rollers, so fascinating to see and learn about. I can't believe I'd never heard of them before now. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to get to this post. Snow rollers were quite the stars last week, weren't they? Your photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI read someone's post recently about snow rollers, but couldn't remember where it was. So glad that Stacey linked to your post. Now I can share the pics and your imaginative take on them with my students!
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