But what is it
about snow that makes it magical? Snow itself is beautiful - there is no
denying that. And although in England it often causes havoc when it actually
comes, especially in the last few years when the whole of London has come to a
standstill due to the shock of large amounts of snow, there is still undeniably
something calming about it.
Around Christmas
dozens of websites pop up just to let you know the odds of whether or not it
will snow on Christmas where you live. For example, at this moment in time
there is a 10% chance of snow in London, whereas in Northumberland there is a
30% chance! Either way it doesn't seem likely... But is this the end of the
world? No. Last year there was snow on Christmas, and yes, everything looked beautiful.
However, we got a phone call from my very elderly grandma who was upset because
due to the ice she was unable to walk to her church for the Christmas service. This year we have managed to convince her to come down for Christmas in
order to make sure she is able to celebrate Christmas the way she wants. My
point is that people want different things for Christmas. For her all she wants
to do on Christmas is celebrate the religious side, and the snow caused her to
be unable to do this.
Therefore,
although obviously I love snow, I don't think I mind whether or not it snows on
Christmas. Imagine all the people trying to get back to their families and
being unable to due to the problems snow causes... I would prefer to have a Christmas
with no possible problems, rather than a white one. So this year I am not
dreaming of a white Christmas, I am dreaming of a perfect family Christmas, and
I’m sure that will be magical enough.
But even after
saying that, I still would love for it to snow at some point. I have a few
things that I love doing when it snows, and which I’m guessing most people do
also. However, first and foremost I love taking pictures while everything still
looks perfect... It is definitely one of the most beautiful things in nature.
After this it is always a surprising amount of fun to run around making a mess
of it, making snow angels, having snowball fights, and making snowmen. When the
adrenaline of the snow runs out and I realise I am actually freezing it is then
time to curl up in front of the fire with a hot chocolate. I'll end this blog with some of my favourite pictures from snowy days...
