I lived in two desert communities when growing up. The locations were Phoenix, Arizona and El Paso, Texas.
In the 1950s and 1960s, both areas had little snow and lots of tumbleweeds. The residents tired of the same old snowless Christmas. There was almost no hope of snowfall. Without the snow, there would be no snowman.
Some creative person came up with the idea of building a snowman from tumbleweeds. It was simple. You obtained three. They were abundant in the desert. You placed the largest on the bottom. The middle-sized one went in the middle. The small one made the head. Some people spray painted them white.
Adding a hat, eyes, and mouth to the creation gave it personality. Sometimes we even added an old scarf as well.
A tumbleweed snowman can become a fun holiday tradition for your family. It is easy to create one of these eye-catching figures on your lawn.
My family did this when we lived on Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Biggs Air Force Base in El Paso, Texas.
Growing up as a military brat allowed me unusual experiences like a tumbleweed snowman.
If you were a military brat, what holiday traditions did you have?
