Finally!

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The month of December has been a really hard one for me. I love Thanksgiving, it is one of my favorite holidays, and for some reason this year there was a little bit of a let down once it was over. I haven’t been able to get into the whole Christmas thing. We have the tree up and decorations spread about, there is a closet full of gifts neatly tucked away. All the preparations are done and I am going through the motions of a Merry Christmas season, but my heart hasn’t been in it.

I occurred to me last week and I was looking out my window at the dead plants and leafless trees that I was restless for a change. I love the changing of the seasons, there is always something new to look at and to anticipate. I love Spring time when the wind is warm and soft and there is always something new popping out of the ground. I love Summertime when there is a new flower blooming or a new veggie just coming into season, and there is nothing like a warm summer night. I love the cool days and frosty nights of fall, the smell of the harvest and warm soup for dinner. I love the cosy winter nights, when the world is covered in a blanket of sparking snow and we are all tucked inside nice and warm.

This year it seems that fall slipped into winter, the frosty night turned into cold days and all the leaves fell from the trees and lay on brown dead grass.

I needed a change, something concrete to usher in the cosy winter time.

Then finally Monday night I got my wish and we woke up to this:

A beautiful layer of snow. I love the way it clings on everything and changes the whole look of my garden. I love the freshness and stillness snow brings. I love greeting rosy cheeks and happy faces at the door after school, with a hot cup of cocoa. It finally feels like Christmas and winter can begin.

Now ask me in February how I feel about the cold and snow and I will tell you and I am feeling restless for the first buds of spring to make their appearance.

6 thoughts on “Finally!”

  3. That was one of the most beautiful snowy days ever. I hate the cold snow, but being out in it Monday morning was fabulous. It wasn’t very cold… just a white wintery day. I made all my kids stop and look around before they got into the car that morning to really enjoy it.

  4. I am still waiting for our first snow. It’s lovely how it makes the world look clean and pure. Plus, sledding is a blast!!

  5. Wow! Now that’s Christmas weather! In Arizona, our cold, freezing Christmas weather arrives in January!