Winter Glow
We got our first icing-over last night. I went outside this morning and everything was covered in a layer of ice. Bare tree branches were coated, dripping softly and shining like crystal. The best ones have a leaf or two on the tip of a branch, also coated in ice. It's not cold enough for the rain to turn to snow or sleet, it just freezes slowly on contact. So everything is surrounded by a sleeve of ice, sparkling and white. The little angel in the garden sitting under the stone umbrella is surrounded by a sphere of long icicles. The trees glow, and the street signs glitter. I love this time of year. I love how everything looks magic when it's white. I smiled during the whole drive to work this morning, looking around in wonder at how pretty it all is. No matter how bad things get, ice will always come and make it okay again.