A Morning in the Snow

A wildflower in the snow.

Three of the four bird feeders we hung.

On Monday morning we woke up to snow here at Pfeifer Camp. It was expected in the forecast, and the weatherman was right! After bundling up in our cabin and stoking the fire, we headed out on our trip down to breakfast. While we were eating our syrupy pancakes we were told that class was postponed for an hour so that we could play in the snow. We were also given one mission: Make bird feeders using paper plates and yarn. Our girls are always up for a mission, and successfully made some inventive feeders. We hung them on a couple of trees by the two main paths through camp.

The big snowball and one of the bird feeders.

Our mini-snowmen village.

After hanging our feeders we went to PLAY in the snow. Although there really wasn't enough snow to make snow angels in, they sure had fun making mini snowmen. One girl even managed to make a pretty big snowball- with a bit of help from her cabin mates- and she put it in a stump to see how long it would take it to melt. We had a grand adventure, and all of the girls went to class that morning with a smile on their face and a story to tell. By the time we were on the porch getting ready for class the snow was pretty much melting and the precipitation coming down was a light sleet. Either way though, all the kids had a wonderful time and the small bit of snow was much appreciated.