Snowman Tragedy 2013
by John Walker on Jan.18, 2013, under The Rest
Snow snow snow! It actually snowed! It does this in Bath once in every never. Almost. In fact, it snowed in 2009 and 2010, and after a three year hiatus, it’s back! This makes me very happy. Firstly, because everything looks better covered in snow. And secondly, because it means I get to build a snowman!
I remember when it would snow when I was a kid, before that weird eighteen year gap we had from proper snowfall in the South of England, and it was obviously brilliant. But then it wasn’t until the drought began that I discovered the true majesty of Calvin & Hobbes, and was filled with mad desire to emulate Calvin’s snowman building achievements. It was a long wait. But then in 2009 it fell, and I was able to live my dreams. You can see the result here.
Then the next year it snowed again, which was almost too much excitement to live with. So once again I created my art.
It’s been three long, painful years since I have been able to express myself through my chosen medium, but at last my creativity has been unchained. The new one’s below.
Click on them to make them bigger:
Of course, the murderer always returns to the scene of the crime.
Big thanks to Laura for the help, and check out her snow ponycorn.
January 18th, 2013 on 12:03
Lovely.
Dexter seems to like the gore too.
The bin lid with what looks like a snowy smiley on the left was intentional?
January 18th, 2013 on 12:26
Perhaps Dexter has been playing too much Hotline Miami on the sly.
On a serious note, snow is fantastic. Took its bloody time to get here but I’m happy now.
January 19th, 2013 on 03:48
You see, kids, climate change is our friend!
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