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First Snowfall Days
"🎶 Oh the first snowfall of the winter
Was a day that we all waited for
When it drifted to and fro
Why you should've seen the snow
It was near seven feet or more
By the old barn door
Oh the first snowfall of the winter
What a joy for a boy to behold
In each house you'll find a sleigh
That was waiting for this day
And of course, down the road a hill
For each Jack and Jill"
~ The First Snowfall, 1955
In the northern hemisphere, where snow is a seasonal visitor, the first snowfall can appear as early as late October or wait until the end of December—though it most often graces us by mid-November. Many people mark this enchanting moment with cherished traditions: enjoying a double breakfast upon waking to a white world, raising a favorite drink at day’s end (bonus points if you let the flakes land on you!), or transforming a cozy mug of hot cocoa into “Snowman Soup” with a scoop of fresh snow.
When the first flakes settle on the evergreens, they create a crystalline beauty. The blue spruce stands out in particular, its blue-tinted needles catching the snow in a way that highlights its elegance—crisp cool colours that are wonderfully echoed in this lovely tartan pattern.
Native to North America, the blue spruce (Picea pungens) grows naturally as far south as Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. It holds a sacred place in Navajo and Keres traditions, where its twigs were offered for good fortune and its needles brewed in infusions to ease colds and settle the stomach.
Symbolizing pure intentions, the blue spruce—and spruces more broadly—are symbolically celebrated for representing generosity, enlightenment, protection, healing, and intuition. And if snowfalls are in your forecast, may they arrive gently and lift the spirits.💚 💙 🤍 💚 🌲 🌲 🌲 ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
This tartan is older design by Aljean of Vancouver, a fashion manufactuer in Canada (1968-1983).
One of the most well known spruce trees, Old Tjikko, is a 9,550 year-old Norway spruce, located on Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the "world's oldest tree", however, Old Tjikko is, however, a clonal tree that has regenerated new trunks, branches and roots over millennia rather than an individual tree of great age. Old Tjikko is recognized as the oldest living Picea abies and the fourth-oldest known clonal tree.
Spruce tips are naturally high in Vitamin C and a good source for foragers who can identify them.
For more on the blue spruce in Native American folkore and medicine, click the needles!