Tag: snow

  • Christmas in Yellowstone

    I arrive at YellowstoneOn a cold and sunny morningIt’s Christmas EveHere I will celebrate Christ’s birth I spot a majestic eagleSoaring aboveIf only I could see with its eyesTo experience such freedom and exhilaration The eagle circles aboveIt’s on the huntSuddenly the great bird swoops downAnd catches a plump rabbit in its talons I walk…

  • Dawn of the Millennium: A Happy Reminiscence

    I awoke before dawn at 4:30 amOne cold December Monday mornTwas 5 days till the timeThat Christ was born I ventured outsideBefore morning’s lightI beheld a winter wonderlandOh what a sight The ground was coveredIn a foot of snowThe streetlights cascaded downCreating a warm glow I began my slow trek from my tiny apartmentIn Squirrel…

  • Biggest blizzards in Pittsburgh in my life so far

    So far, in my life, I’ve witnessed 3 epic blizzards. I was 3 years old. It was January 1978. A huge blizzard, dubbed The Great Blizzard of 1978, dumped 27 inches of snow between January 22 and 24. I recall the snow was above my head when we opened the front door on Meadowbrook Blvd.…