The Snow Turtle

My sister's kids loved the snow when they were here. So after skiing one day (oops - they snowboard), they spent some time out playing in the snow. When finished they called us all to see what they had fashioned: a snow turtle. It was at least 4 feet in diameter - maybe more, and two to three feet high. I tried to get a picture of it, but it just looks like a giant white mound in the picture. In real life there is a head, and flippers. It's very well done.

I thought to myself - interesting that they would build a turtle (they live in Hawaii).  Of course that's something familiar to them. Then I thought - we build snowmen that bear no resemblance to a man.  Theirs was more fun.  

The turtle is still out in the yard in pretty good shape, although most of the snow around it is melted. I hope it lasts a long time, because I think of them everytime I see it.