Saturday, December 4th, Greensboro saw its first snow. The day started out with snowbirds (buntings) pecking around and, sure enough, by early afternoon, big flakes came our way. Since the snow came mid-day on a Saturday, people were already out driving around. Usually, with the slightest hint of snow, we Southerners run to the store for bread and milk and retreat to the TV screen!

City-wide, firefighters were on high alert as car accidents and house fires are not uncommon in times of inclement weather. Here we see Fire Station #5, located at the corner of Wendover Avenue and Westover Terrace. To celebrate the first snow, somebody at the station made this life-sized snowman. This first snowfall was the perfect texture for making snowmen and snowballs. While the snowman in the photo doesn’t have a corncob pipe, a button nose, or two eyes make out of coal, he DOES have buttons, eyes, ears, and a mouth all made out of Chips-Ahoy cookies!