Snowfall

Yes, snow. About 4 inches of wonderous, fluffy white. Of course dog is thrilled...even though the snow sticks to her in clumps, on her legs, her chest...anywhere it touches. She is now snow dog.

The snow reminds me of my childhood. The silence that you get only when it's snowing, the flakes falling in all different shapes and sizes, the color of the sky. And, the way snow makes the night so much lighter. And the purple-gray of the night sky. It's been 2 days so it's melting away now. You can see the ground in places, the streets are clearing. Most of what was on the trees is gone. But the memory is there, and there are pictures as reminders. And who know? Maybe it will happen again soon...