It snowed again last night – a wet, spring snow that stuck in clumps to the smallest twigs. Snow has painted long swaths up the northeast sides of the tree trunks. Each branch is outlined in white against this morning’s crisp blue sky. Gray squirrels have made tracks across the driveway. Spring birds are caroling now when a month ago all I heard were crows and chickadees.
Underneath the snow the ground is still soggy from last week’s thaw. This snow will be quick to melt and the snowdrops will appear on the back lawn.
Underneath the snow the ground is still soggy from last week’s thaw. This snow will be quick to melt and the snowdrops will appear on the back lawn.
A spring snow is whimsical and bright, a reminder that we’re leaving winter behind. Like joy, it amplifies the light.
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