1/9/15 by Kristina Kvarnlov-Leverty

"Missing Summer" I like to stroll. Wherever I have lived, it is one of my favorite activities, and strolling on a 5 degree day with 17mph winds can be wonderful on a sunny day, until you realize your legs are starting to hurt from the cold. I was trying to visualize warm and summer as I headed back across the park on my way home. All the outdoor places people normally would be playing and chatting were empty or had people hurrying through to get inside. I found the basketball court to be particularly desolate. On my way out of the park, a little girl who had just hopped off the school but stopped to ask me "Are you going to Powderhorn Park?" I told her, "I was but now I am going home, because I am so cold. Are you going to Powderhorn Park?" She told me, "Yes, I'm going to play on the computers!" And then she ran off. I turned around to get one last glimpse of winter sun and to shine on my cheeks and I saw this scene.