Every year, it seems, I capture the winter scene through visual images of what life is like in Fargo, ND, during the winter months. But this year, I’ve been sluggish about taking photos of life in the “southern tundra.” I’ve been too immersed in simply making my way through the white stuff that has overtaken us this year to actually be out in it with a camera. Alas…it’s time. Even though I will look back on these photos a few months from now and cringe, wondering how we made it through, and why I felt the need to capture such frigidity, it’s life, and trying to will it to be otherwise won’t make it go away anytime soon.
It’s not always this way. I’ve lived through dry North Dakota winters too, and summers of drought. But we’ve had a series of wild, wet ones for quite a few years in a row. This year, it started early and was relentless. I know the East Coast has gotten it bad, but we were dealing with it much earlier. Though it may seem to make less of an impact here, trust me, the opening of the winter skies has created a lot of challenges in the way we move about day to day.
For example, this is was our bedroom window. It will be nice when spring comes and I can open the shades and let in the sun. Right now, it’s pretty dark in here.
Our poor little mailbox got dumped on to the point of being nearly buried. It’s an adventure just trying to find the mail every day.
This is our view from the garage looking into the back yard. Look at those layers of snow!
Even the evergreens, usually so resilient in the winter, are barely managing to stay above ground.
We do have limitations in the winter here in Fargo, ND, but we also have a lot of creative ways to keep life moving forward and enjoyable.
Q4U: How do you beat the Winter Blues?
What fun for you to go out on a date with your son..he looks shy.. but I bet he is not!
Your snow photos are awesome, I heard that you had more than we do and it certainly looks that way..I remember one winter when we lived in Moorhead..everyone bought things to put on their antenna …ribbons and tennis balls so that you could see vehicles on the side streets. We have that same problem in our little town, you have to be really careful.
Ah the winter blues..I have been trying to catch up doing things that I wish I had time for other times of the year:)
That’s a lot of snow! My goodness. Fargo probably gets that every winter, right? Makes me happy we only got 14 inches here, haha. And that doesn’t happen every winter, though it did last year too. Hmmm. Are you guys pawning your snow on us? Lol!
My high school had a dance like yours, except it was called The Daddy-Daughter and Mother-Son Dance (they used to be separate nights, but then they combined them). My dad came with me each year! My dad and I got a special award my senior year for being only one of three couples who attended every dance. It was so fun! I’m glad you went. Your kids will remember those times fondly!
Stay safe and warm!
Excellent photos! My imagination went wild with that snowbank mailbox. Like, there could be a tunnel burried beneath it, and you could have an extendable hand that goes through the tunnel and into the back of the mailbox so you wouldn’t even have to leave your house to get the mail.
Those intersections are challenging when you can’t see what’s coming. Be careful!
And, fun photos of the dance night. Hope you both had fun.
WOW!!! You sure have had some snow!!! i wish we could have some cooler weather here. though not that much snow!
Holy cow, that’s a lot of snow. We haven’t been hit nearly so hard here in Montana. I love the photo of your mailbox! 🙂
Your son is soooooo handsome, Roxane!
Love the snow pictures, Roxane and still you found a way to beat the snow at its own game-dinner, dance and family time:)
Imagine walking in the middle of a busy Suburban Illinois street on day of Blizzard and there’s no traffic…Mother Nature at it’s worst and best!
To warmer days,
Clara.