Week 5

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them;
for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."     Matt. 19:14

It seems that another tradition has fallen off the face of the american landscape. Snowmen. You know, ".......with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal." The whole Frosty the Snowman thing.
Given the recent 4 - 6 inches of  heavy, wet snowfall I figured there would be literally hundreds of snowmen to be found in the area so I thought it would be interesting to photograph them and see how many different sizes and types I could find.
As I was driving around I was remembering that as a kid when we would have a snow like this, the first thing we did was build a three layer snowman and then a snow fort. The snowman stood watch like a sentinel. We would make dozens of snowballs and store them in the fort and wait for some unsuspecting soul to come by and SPLAT! Failing that, my three brothers and sister would turn the ammunition on each other. Sometime later we would head for the sledding hill with whatever we could find to ride. Cardboard boxes, trash bags, etc. I remember on one occasion using an old car hood turned upside down. I think that one ended with a broken collar bone for my youngest brother!

So after 90 minutes of looking for snowmen, through Haynesfield, the State streets then west through Collingwood and Akard, I found exactly 3!

This first fine example I found on Kentucky Avenue. He seems to have been be-headed for some reason. I  found another near Steele Creek Park.

This guy was only about 12 inches tall but did have the basic shape. He was missing one arm, had no face, but for the most part a proper snowman. Example number three was near Akard Elementary School.

This guy looked more like a snow dinasaur but I was happy to see it anyway. Seemed like the idea of photographing a bunch of different snowmen was a bust. Later that evening I was speaking with some parents of middle school kids and remarked about the lack of subjects I had found. One parent said  "children don't know how to make snowmen." Sigh........

Oh, I did find one other.........

Not exactly what I had in mind when I started out. Sorry Frosty........