They fluttered to the ground, tossing and turning this way and that. I remember our mouths opened, the soft cold wetness tickled our tongues as we welcomed the first snowflakes of winter. It was a magical time…we were children. We were awestruck and…happy.
Outside the snow falls and I sit watching that peaceful flow of snow blanket my green lawn. I think back to a more innocent time, where sleds were waxed and cocoa melted on the stove. Ironically, niether are done now…we use plastic sleds and packets of hot chocolate to welcome the first snow of winter. But it really doesn’t matter…it is still a magical time. Children still stay home from school (if they live below the snowbelt), parents snuggle up to warm their little ones, snow angels still exist, and if there is enough snow…a snowman takes residence on the front lawn.
I love the first snowfall…
I’ve never grown up…most of my friends know that…and so it would not come to anyone’s surprise if they found me sneaking out to the neighboring golf course to sled later. Actually…I’m looking forward to it now that I’m sitting here looking out at the snow gently falling to the ground. Of course I will have to nab the neighborhood kids and have them go with me because it’s no fun by myself… and why must I sneak onto the golf course you ask? BECAUSE…not everyone remembers how it was to be a child playing in the snow. There has to be the old grumpy man (or woman) that yells that we are ruining the grass, that it’s private property, that the course might get sued if someone gets hurt. But it’s the only place with hills!!! Darn…I JUST lost that magical feeling of the first snow of winter! Perhaps things aren’t the way they used to be…….but I’m still sneaking out and taking the kids with me. IT’S SNOWING dang gummit!
With havin so much written content do you ever run into any problems of plagorism or copyright violation?
My blog has a lot of unique content I’ve either authored myself or outsourced but it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my authorization.
Do you know any techniques to help prevent
content from being ripped off? I’d genuinely appreciate it.
Actually I haven’t had this issue yet… Perhaps your writing has more to offer the world. I think if I saw my work elsewhere I would nicely write to the site and ask them to source their material. You have your work already time dated when you post your work.
Today, I went to the beachfront with my kids. I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year
old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear
and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is totally off topic but I had to
tell someone!