i love this perspective of the snow we're received in the past week.  it's been a struggle to keep up, but at the end of the day this is what snow is about.  a break from the norm.  beauty in the every day. a time for everyone to step back and remember what it felt like when you were a kid, and a day of snow meant nothing more than bundling up and ( Read more... )

there's a bit of a stand-off going on in my front yard.

my thundercloud plum tree is approaching its second blooming season on our property.  today i examined its branches and it has the absolute tiniest, baby buds emerging.  across the street the lawns still have inches of snow.  it's like i can almost hear the two sides fighting with one another: ( Read more... )

snow has been teasing me all day. i have windows behind my desk in my office, and a mirror on the wall opposite the windows, so i'll be typing away, focused and busy, and then my eye will catch a glint of white from the mirror and i have to stop, turn around, and stare like it's the first time i've ever seen it. i think every snow fall feels that ( Read more... )