Today (Friday) snow fell all day. It was lovely to watch it fall and pile up and make the nice fluffy piles on the grill, the porch railings, the trees, the garbage can. The world seems so much more calm and peaceful when covered by a blanket of pure white snow.
I love winter. It's my second favorite season (after fall). I love the cold air, bundling up to go outside, drinking hot chocolate, wearing fuzzy warm pajamas, sleeping between flannel sheets on my bed with two blankets on top of me, making soups and casseroles, doing more baking, shoveling snow, playing in snow, sledding.
I also appreciate snow because it provides our water supplies for the following year. Last winter was really dry and only the fact that the winter before last was pretty wet (and thus our reservoirs were full) kept us from having to be careful with our water use.
I admit, I get a little annoyed when people complain about the cold and the snow. If we didn't have snow, we'd have no water! Water is humanity's lifeblood and if we don't have water, we're in big trouble.
I hope this is just the first of many snowstorms. I hope snow falls often and deeply. I will happily shovel my driveway and sidewalks 3 times a day; bundle up myself and my kids when we go out; plan extra time to get where I need to go so I can drive more slowly; and deal with wet gloves, hats, scarves, boots, coats and snow pants from playing in the snow---if it means we have water next year.
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