...to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free....

02 April, 2011

ten good things about yesterday's snow




  • 10.  The flakes were wet and fat, and they compacted the accumulation significantly.
  •  9.   For a time, the world was beautifully sugar-coated.
  •  8.   Our lights flickered every once in awhile, but we never lost power.
  •  7.   I had time to do the Dreaded Monthly 3Bs.  (bank work, bill paying and bookkeeping.) 
  •  6.  Somebody else did the shoveling and plowing.  The roads were clear by morning.
  •  5.  The wind was awesome, as always during a northeaster.
  •  4.  Due to Daylight Savings Time, it was still light at the time it usually gets dark during a snowstorm, somehow conferring hope.
  •  3.  The book event with Julia Glass and Stewart O'Nan that evening wasn't cancelled in Portland, and they were great!
  •  2.  The storm brought in a whole lot of new birdsong this morning. A consolation prize, for sure!
  •  1.  The sound of snow-melt everywhere today was beautiful. 
(I recorded it on my iPhone for you,  but couldn't figure out how to put it into this post.)


And, look!!  Here comes the sun!!!!



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It will all be history by Tuesday.


(if you look REALLY hard, there are some green blades in there.  Honest.)


8 comments:

  1. Now thatsnthe power of positive thinking! The birds certainly did come to life. It was like a chorus out there this morning! And it was quite lovely. Still I'm quite ready for spring ; )

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  2. It's nice to know there were all those good things. I love the sound of it melting - sitting in the warmth of the sun bundled up and warm. So pleasant.

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  3. I see them. I see those green blades hiding. Soon. Very soon. They will be joined by others and all that poor man's fertilizer will have paid off.

    I love your optimistic list. Here's to spring a'comin'!

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  4. We had rain in Connecticut, but everyone I talked to seemed to relish the cozy day. Lovely post, April, beautifully expressed.

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  5. Mike, great post. Hopefully this is your last brush with the white stuff. Hope so anyway!

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  6. Good to see what I missed when I was away. Love your take on it too. ~Lili

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