
When I crawled out of bed, the sky hung heavy in shades of gray and a mist had coated the ground with moisture. But no snow. My son was bitterly disappointed, as in true 13-year-old boy fashion, he loves snow. Once in awhile a few flurries would brush the sky, teasing us with their whimsical folly, but the grass remained brown as they floated away.

By the time we took our overnight guest home, the air was filled with large snowflakes. They fell fast in mad abandon, promising accumulation. In places there was enough to scoop for snowball fights and sledding down hills.
Driving down the gravel road leading back home we rolled down the windows, letting the snowflakes tickle our noses and breathing in that unmistakable scent of cleansing winter.
Though it soon stopped and could only be counted as a "trace", its peace and beauty captured my heart and was a lovely precursor for this Christmas week.
4 comments:
Hey Lori:
We have had about 12 inches of the white stuff since early this week. Now we are experiencing below zero temps. I will post some pics on my blog later.
Mike
We have rain. It would be nice to have just a trace to make the world pretty for a few hours here. I'm sure more will be headed your way. The last few batches were snow until about 50 miles west of here, then turned to rain. Have a blessed Christmas.
Lori, we are getting snow today that they didn't predict. Shall I send some your way, I am really tired of all the snow so far this winter....all that lake effect snow can get to be a little much and we haven't even made it half way through the winter yet!
I always love the first snow. There is something magical about the silence that envelops and the hidden perfection that is in each tiny crystal.
Mellissa
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