2010 – Brad Collins

I Never Dreamt Of Such A White Christmas

I have lived all 35 of my years in Limestone County/Athens, Alabama. I never remember having snow on Christmas. The most we hope for around here is a wet Christmas, but never a white Christmas. Really, for most of us around here, “just like the ones I used to know,” is simply a bald-faced lie.

Well in outright protest against history, we awoke this morning to this:

Our front yard covered in snow with falling flakes visible in the foreground — Early morning snowfall

Our neighbor's faux well covered in snow with falling snowflakes in the foreground — Snow-covered well

The view of our front yard and driveway and in the distance, a neighbor's house, all covered in snow with snowflakes still falling — White Christmas on the front porch

Our back yard and our kids' swing set covered in snow — Snowy swing set

We Southerners hardly know what to do with ourselves.

(Update: Evidently I have forgotten that we had snow on Christmas in 1989. Nevertheless, it was nothing like this.)