peaceful

I know the world isn't a peaceful place right now...but I was sitting at work looking at the trees in the parking lot. The sun was just coming out after quite a cloudy afternoon and the ice lining each branch was glittering just a little. Driving home was gorgeous, snow-laden limbs everywhere I looked and not too much grey snow to detract from it. Even when the sun won't come out, winter is beautiful here. I love the way the snow absorbs sound, too, so that everything is worlds quieter. I'm so glad to be living where it snows and the snow stays.

...and yes, I did have to shovel away the lump of snow left by the plow before I could get out of the driveway this morning. Even so.