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SNOW FORT

Max and Ben and I made this snow fort today.  Ben had wanted to make a snowman, but the snow was all wrong for it.  We'd had about a foot of snow, and then it rained quite a bit.  So the snow that remained was a crust of a few inches of ice, then powder.

 

It was perfect for slicing into blocks, and stacking into a fort.  After a few experiments to find the right tools, we really hit our stride, and the fort went up very quickly.

 

Unfortunately, the sun was behind clouds most of the time, making photos difficult. :-(

Update: the rest of the week was much warmer, and after five days, all that remained was a mere spectral footprint:
COMMENTS
Cruising said at 9:46 p.m. on Mar 18, 2007:
This is AMAZING! I have never seen anything like this.
Dcs said at 10:49 p.m. on Mar 18, 2007:
wow, that beats any snow fort I ever made. By the way, a trick for photographing snow is to overexpose 1 1/2 - 2 stops -- although modern cameras might be smart enough to do the right thing? I don't know.
Floridamolle said at 10:15 a.m. on Mar 19, 2007:
A great fort, very well built, great idea, thanks for sharing!!
Zero42 said at 12:45 p.m. on Mar 19, 2007:
getting the white-balance correct with so much snow is always difficult. rar. i wish it were snowing here, but the warmer weather is starting already. it's nice to see this collection of coolness; doubly so. thanks for taking the time from your fun to snap a few pics, and again for sharing them.
batchann@***.net said at 5:15 p.m. on Mar 20, 2007:
Nice fort, Guys! Dan Beard would be proud of you! (As are we!!) -D&A
Siagian said at 12:26 a.m. on Mar 21, 2007:
lol, this reminds me of my forts and igloos of yesteryears...it looks like your fort is perfectly squared. very cool...very "calvin and hobbes"...like the shot at the beach of "the leap".
Laura_S. said at 7:49 a.m. on Mar 21, 2007:
"AWESOME"-kim
"great pictures of such happy boys!"-laura
Wlk68 said at 10:56 a.m. on Mar 23, 2007:
Great fort! It looks like it could stand up to even the iciest of snowballs.
Jillcdunn said at 7:29 p.m. on Mar 23, 2007:
That is one heckuva cool snow fort!!
Thebeautifullife said at 9:32 p.m. on Mar 23, 2007:
Looks great---like something Santa would mistake for an awesome chimney...or maybe that is their intent?? LOL My kids really would LOVE this as we are in no-snowsville. Your boys are good-looking guys and look so happpy.
Zippywinds said at 7:38 p.m. on Mar 24, 2007:
cool fort and fun, dam global warming, did not see much snow here in beantown, :)
Tigercub said at 7:49 a.m. on Mar 31, 2007:
now, i know the best use for the snow instead of making numerous snowmen. the remains of the fort look very expressive. make me shed a tear...(sigh)
Chesapeakekid said at 9:38 p.m. on Jan 26, 2008:
Really Enjoyed your snow fort.. looks like you guys did too :) No snow for us ...
Hellodear said at 12:33 p.m. on Mar 17, 2008:
Wonderful construction....
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