Today was the first true snow of the season.  It began fast and steady just after seven a.m. and didn’t really end until nearly four.  I’d already left the office by then — very concerned that the cold would make my commute home worse than the ice skating I did on my way in this morning.

It didn’t turn out to be a bad commute home but it was chilly chilly chilly by the time I climbed out of the car and Lucy and I did a tour around the yard.

I don’t know if it was the sudden temperature drop or just the marked difference between this morning and this afternoon, but the clarity of the late afternoon was stunning.  The sky had been so gray and full of snow all day, that to see the pale blue sky and the clear straw yellow of the sun — totally breathtaking.  It was as though everything had sharper edges, crisper colors.  So beautiful.

I love the snow and cold.