Signs of Winter 1.2.2

Frost

Layers

Pale faded colors

Blinding white

Biting winds

Window scraping

Sleds

Snowmen

Christmas trees

Going into Hyperspace

Crunchy footsteps

Movies

Hats, scarves, and gloves

Parties

Happy Birthday!

Naked trees

1.1.2 Signs of Winter R.D.

• Cold nights
• Still water
• Leafless trees
• Scarves, boots
• Bright colored hair
• Snow, ice
• Christmas music, Christmas commercials
• End of the year sales
• Busy cities
• Empty streets at night
• Road rage, cautious driving
• Car accidents
• High energy bills
• Salt trucks, salt plows
• Empty fields
• Quiet houses
• Snow shovels against houses
• Big blankets on couches
• Lit fireplaces
• Stressed people
• Salvation Army bell ringers
• Snowmen, snow piles
• Snow days
• Groups of people on tops of hills
• Frost on cars
• People sitting in their cars waiting for heat
• UPS trucks, UPS packages
• Lost mittens

1.2 Signs of Winter by Anna Rae

• A chill you get when you awaken.
• The need to turn on the heat.
• The desire for hot chocolate with whip cream.
• The desire of peppermint.
• Heavy and warm clothes.
• The grabbing of your boots.
• Stepping out and your breath cuts short.
• Inhaling ice cold air.
• Exhaling what seems like smoke.
• Looking up at the low, heavy, and grey clouds.
• Digging your hands into your pockets.
• Thanksgiving decorations are gone.
• Red, green, and white stream the houses.
• Fat men in red and white seem to have invaded.
• Penguins and snowman are assisting the fat men.
• Everyone around you is wearing heavy coats and some are wearing boots.

Winter...

Winter...is here.