snow

it has been snowing all day. i just stepped outside and the entire world is silent, napping under an unexpected blanket of white. there have been welcome flashes of red outside my window - mr. and mrs. cardinal have taken to sitting on the chairs on my porch and singing to their reflections in the window. there's also been what i think is a hairy woodpecker in the trees along the road; he is too big to be a downy woodpecker. this morning when i arrived at the office there were fox prints in the dusting of snow we received overnight.

i love the world when it is covered in snow. it is fresh and clean and anything seems possible. the quiet is a nice change from the usual hustle and bustle. the white brightens the otherwise grey day and i'm filled with the excitement of a little kid again. i want to go sledding and come home with rosy cheeks to hot chocolate and marshmellows.

enjoy the snow.