Dreams of White Christmas Come True

It's been well over a century since Peachtree Corners and Berkeley Lake saw any signs of a snowflake on Christmas Day -- but yesterday's late afternoon rain turned into soft snowflakes that began to fall covering homes, yards, playgrounds and fields with about an inch of the white stuff according to the National Weather Bureau.

It was enough for Berkeley Lake residents Hank Liebenberg and his 4-year-old son, Philip, who spent the morning sliding down the hill along side the Lake Berkeley dam.

"We thought we'd come out and enjoy a little bit of snow," said Liebenberg who lives nearby on Lakeshore Drive. Snow at Christmas is indeed a rarity for Liebenberg who hails from South Africa. "I talked to my family back home yesterday and they said it was 82 degrees there."

He and his son were the only two hearty souls we found when we canvased Berkeley Lake and Peachtree Corners. A ride through a few of Peachtree Corners subdivisions produced no children at play, or even signs of a snowman.

Wind was whipping along the shores of the Chattahoochee River as we made our way around Jones Bridge Park which was deserted except for the Canadian geese who didn't seem to mind the frigid water at all.

But the early morning did bring out some dedicated shoppers at The Forum, some taking advantage of the after-Christmas sales and others returning the gifts they had received the day before.

Even for those who didn't venture out to take a gander at the unseasonable snow fall, just looking at the pristine might be enough. The weather reports for this afternoon indicate a 20 percent chance of more snow.

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