Snow Fall

Have you ever stopped and just listened to the snow fall? Just stood outside with no distractions and listened? This last week my family and I went up into the mountains above our house to get our Christmas trees (two were for my married brother and sister and their families). It was beautiful. The snow was deep and light, there was a thin stretch of cloud that let just the slightest hint of blue out from beneath it and there was a light snow fall; the kind that just settles down where it lands and makes itself comfortable. The days before I had been in the city where there was no snow, and the days were filled with people and things and life. I never mind those things. They are good in their own way; but as we walked through the woods trying to locate the perfect Christmas tree, I just had to stop and listen. The snowflakes don’t make a sound as they fall and all is silent. After everything that had been going on, I felt like I was in paradise listening to the snow and taking a moment to appreciate the quiet beauty of the mountains.

Snow Storms

Snow storms make winter cozy I think. The kind that makes you want to snuggle up in a blanket and sit by the fire.  Or go outside and just stand among the soft white crystals. Letting them fall on your face and hair and paint you a pretty picture.The snowflakes seem to almost put a spell upon you as they softly fall, making you hope they snow you in and make the world a winter wonderland. Me, my little sister and my dad went walking out in the middle of a snow storm that was so thick we couldn’t see the hills before us, yet it was so quiet the only sound we heard was our footsteps in the snow. By the time we got back we were covered from head to foot in snow and we raced into the house to warm up by the fire. It was wonderful. A snow storm is just the thing to make you stop and enjoy life more.