Overcast

We woke up to grey skies and two inches more snow. Cloudy spirits quickly ensued.

At 6AM it was falling in the kind of big, fluffy flakes that I love in November and December.  It made for a pretty morning walk with the puppy.  And we saw an otter.  Bright spot.

The snow brought with it another unexpected delight; the first (half) snow day of the school year.  The announcement came on over the PA as we were eating lunch.  Everyone was being sent home due to inclement weather.  Bright spot.

Then the snow became a playground for a little boy freed from the constraints of his desk and classroom.  The wet spring snow makes the best sliding hill, slick and fast.  He came in soaked through and smiling from ear to ear.  A ray of sunshine.

And so I can relax knowing that spring is inevitable and that even a long, lingering winter can be filled with joy right through its end.