Tarl and I have spent the last week and a half removing the 10 inch ice covering from our front walkway and the 5 foot snow mound in our front yard. We live on the south side of the street, so the sun helps to melt it a little, but not much. Everywhere are signs of spring: the buds are showing on the trees, daffodils are starting to poke out the ground, and the bluebirds are back in town. I've been envisioning myself in flipflops enjoying the afternoon reading in the sun on my front porch. I've started to think of what flowers I want to plant this year and how great my lawn is going to look....then the forcast said snow! So I was thinking, oh if it does snow it won't be much, maybe a couple of inches, it probably won't even stick. It started coming down about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and snowed on and off until about 9 o'clock Sunday morning. I woke up this morning to about 9 inches of snow cover!! I was so bummed!! I'm so over shoveling and I just got my front yard back and it's covered again! I kept the curtains closed, cranked the heater up, and apologized to Montana for not taking him on his usual morning walk. So I'm sitting on my futon studying for my finance quiz, when I heard some girls screaming and laughing. I rolled my eyes and grumpily peeked out my front window. (The house across the street is a vacation rental, as are most of the houses on my street, and there is a family staying with about 4 pre-teen girls.) They were out having the time of their lives with this little gift from mother nature. So it made me
think: just yesterday they were having snowball fights with the dirty, icy snow banks and today they get to experience a fresh snow cover. If you've never seen a fresh snow cover, it is truly one of the most wonderous sights. All of the snow is so light and clean, just resting on the tops of the trees, fences, and roof tops. In a matter of a few hours the whole world looks entirely different and utterly beautiful. I was thankful to these girls for changing my perspective, got in the shower, and took the dog out. What an amazing day! Now the sun is shining and all of the new snow is gliterring and sparkling like millions of little diamonds. Now I'm giggling at how annoyed I was earlier and thank God for allowing me to experience this beauty everyday. I got this shot of the lake on our walk. This is why I live here!!
think: just yesterday they were having snowball fights with the dirty, icy snow banks and today they get to experience a fresh snow cover. If you've never seen a fresh snow cover, it is truly one of the most wonderous sights. All of the snow is so light and clean, just resting on the tops of the trees, fences, and roof tops. In a matter of a few hours the whole world looks entirely different and utterly beautiful. I was thankful to these girls for changing my perspective, got in the shower, and took the dog out. What an amazing day! Now the sun is shining and all of the new snow is gliterring and sparkling like millions of little diamonds. Now I'm giggling at how annoyed I was earlier and thank God for allowing me to experience this beauty everyday. I got this shot of the lake on our walk. This is why I live here!!
