Musing

0C/32F, rain overnight, wet snow falling in silence, at first melting as it hit the ground but accumulating quite a bit now; as air temperature hovers at the freezing point I was concerned about my footing but it was fine; Gusta got really wet & was loving it all

play day for kids of all ages

if you can’t take some time to make a mess in the snow or to make just one snowball to throw today, then you need to take some time away to relax before you burden anyone with you; snow is play, snow is laughter, snow is memories of childhood – it is childhood

first snow is here

not to chill us or scare us, but to put a pure clean blanket on everything for a few hours; then it will go have whet our appetite, having caused a fender-bender or two but it will have given us a morning of correction – time to adjust our thinking to what we wear, how we drive & what we wish for

first snow is here

it wets the dreary grime that seems to coat everything after a few windy days once leaves have fallen, it brightens everything

first snow is here

for those who love winter sports this is the kind of day that invigorates; for those who look outside at bare trees & fields of gray-brown, you get a new perspective; for those who wish for spring, it is one day closer now; for those who wish for beauty & calm, there is no better day, no better day than this one

first snow is here

‘People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.’ – Anton Chekhov

I'm happy I've noticed

Mark

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