Winter Wonderland

I look out on my world blanketed in a dusting of snow. The air is frigid and I can see my breath each time I exhale. The air chills my face, especially my nose and ears yet I am lost in a place of enchantment. For one night only I have been given the eyes of a child and the world looks so different from what I remembered. There’s a large evergreen that stands next to my house. With all the recent snows its branches are frosted and loaded with snow, the tree stands prouder this time of year, almost like it wants for some twinkling lights and perhaps a star on top.

Its an overcast night, definitely looks like more snow on the horizon. I welcome it! I want to watch those soft big flakes slowly descending to earth. Each flake gently swirling and drifting as it falls then landing with grace upon the thousand that fell before it.

There is something about the ambience of a winters night. The clouded sky casts a soft hue upon the earth and the blanket of white reflects it back. The lights upon houses and the street lights are softened and glow with a rich golden light. There is some darkness that falls between the clouds and snow covered earth, but it too resonates with a richness that only appears on a snowy winter evening. Gazing upon it warms me from the inside out.

I look out at a land of silvery white and my eyes get lost in dream. There is so much hope and promise in the snow. It carries upon it a promise of grass and flowers in a few short months. Just as I need rest to perform my best, the earth needs to fall asleep for few months under a thick, white fluffy blanket. Then slowly as the blanket fades and is pulled away and the renewal begins, the world becomes more vibrant and alive then its been in months. A new season is heralded with the singing of birds and the swaying of tulips and the rush of life giving water.

I think its time to embrace the season and enjoy all that surrounds me!