make a snow angel

On a perfectly sunny day I set out to make some snow men. After doing so, I finished my snow adventure by plopping down beside them, and made a snow angel. Consequently getting snow down my pants and in my boot. It was great!

Did one. I was making a snowman then I wanted a break so I lay in the snow and made a snow angel!

I just ran out into the night and did this. I was worried the snow would be gone by morning. It was very cold, the snow was still falling and got in my eyes and hurt my teeth but it was a lot of fun!

A Glory

Right here you made an angel of yourself,
free-falling backwards into last night’s snow,
indenting a straight, neat, crucified shape,
then flapping your arms, one stroke, a great bird,
to leave the impression of wings. It worked.
Then you found your feet, sprang clear of the print
and the angel remained, fixed, countersunk,
open wide, hosting the whole of the sky.

Losing sleep because of it, I backtrack
to the place, out of earshot of the streets,
above the fetch and reach of the town.
The scene of the crime. Five-eighths of the moon.
On ground where snow has given up the ghost
it lies on its own, spread-eagled, embossed,
commending itself, star of its own cause.
Priceless thing – the faceless hood of the head,
grass making out through the scored spine, the wings
on the turn, becoming feathered, clipped.

Cattle would trample roughshod over it,
hikers might come with pebbles for the eyes,
a choice of fruit for the nose and the lips;
somebody’s boy might try it on for size,
might lie down in its shroud, might suit, might fit. Angel,
from under the shade and shelter of trees
I keep watch, wait for the dawn to take you,
raise you, imperceptibly, by degrees.

Simon Armitage

to miss out and not make a snow angel when our country is drowning in it.

I’ve seen snow 3 times now: in 2004 in my hometown in Louisiana (very little snow, made a tiny snowman), in 2005 in aspen (snow had hardened, didn’t actually snow), and in 2008 in my hometown again. The most recent time I took pictures and such but I forgot to make a snow angel. :(

I thought about doing this last week with all the snow (20”). Need to wait for a 6-8” snow I think.

I haven’t made one in a few years. Some years just aren’t great snow years. This is shaping up to be a great snow year. I need to get in touch with my inner angel.

I am going to wait until it is NOT 20 below wind chill. I want my inner angel, not pneumonia and frost bite!!!

Growing up in So Cal I never really had the chance to make a Snow Angel as a kid. So this winter, on one of my ski trips, I am going to make a snow angel

well it didn’t look as good as i had hoped but its fun rolling around in the snow