I rummage in the closet for the heavy duty mittens and pull my boots on. I press the white button that wakes up the garage door and move into place. There are 3 red knobs to turn and a button to press 3 times. I grab the hook, inhale and pull. The beast roars to life.
I adjust one knob and my body. Then I coax her forward by pressing with my left hand. Eagerly I clamp down my right hand to let her begin devouring her food in my driveway. Up and back I lead her, and she’s insatiable. Along the edge of the street is the hardest, but she manages.
When I feel satisfied, I guide her back up to the garage. I turn only 1 red knob this time and she quiets, ready for sleep. I use a small shovel to give her insides a massage and then wheel her back to her resting place- hopefully for good.
Mainer in Training 
I’m hoping our snowblower is able to have a good long nap, and that your snowblower can too.
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Just love how you bring the snowblower to life! A small moment in time that just pulled me in! I hope your closing sentiments are truth. I am anxious for spring. I love the change of seasons, but really….enough is enough.
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Clever! I love how you’ve personalized your snowblower. I hope you share this with your students. I’m sure they’d get a kick out of it.
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I love the picture you paint with your word choice. Your piece is a wondeful example of personification. I hope you can use to teach this craft move to your students. I would love to see the drawings my 2nd graders would come up with after reading your piece. Well done!
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This was a fabulous personification of a snowblower. Your heavy duty mittens are gauntlets that give you the power to control the beast.
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It’s interesting you gave her a feminine identity. Fascinating how we ascribe male / female to inanimate objects.
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I originally had it as a male… Then I thought why not female 🙂
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