Snow!

While today's snowstorm wasn't the historic event that was predicted, it was a great snow nonetheless. Cathy and I measured between five and six inches of snow, but it seemed like more.

One of my favorite historic photographs of Simpsonville was taken on a similar snowy day, probably sometime before World War II. It is a photo of folks (grownups!) playing in the snow in front of the old Simpsonville train depot. Unlike many old photos, this one captures a brief moment of fun back in the days when times were tougher, and there were fewer moments available for play.

These days, that same Simpsonville train depot is a thriving ice cream shop, one which owes no small part of its success to our family's patronage! And today, myself and three other grownups (you know who you are!) definitely took some time to act like kids and have fun playing in the snow. As they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

In any case, here's a couple photos of the same snowy scene, separated only by time...