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Oh, Fluffy Snow! (Musings with Pictures)

© Renie Burghardt

The other morning, when I awoke and looked out the window, I saw a pristine wonderland.

Beautiful, fluffy snowflakes had sailed down from a cloud, landing softly on the trees, on the housetop, on every blade of grass. Dry stalks of weeds and tall grasses along the edges of the woods had turned soft and white. Only about an inch or so fell, but what a difference an inch of snow makes!

Snow experts tell us that the warmer the temperature, the fluffier the snow. We had had a low 30s night. And the day was to be mild, and spring-like, so the snow wouldn't be around for very long. Actually, we haven't had much of a winter, this winter season. Only last week, we were in the balmy sixties and low seventies. I already heard the tree frogs, or peepers, peeping their love calls, at the pond. But then, the nights grew chilly, silencing the tree frogs once again. Love would have to wait a little while longer!

Although I love the way snow turns the landscape into a pristine wonderland, I don't like for it to hang around for very long. Like it always did in Ohio. These curvy, hilly gravel roads are hard to navigate with snow on them. But even Ohio has been low on snow, this year, my daughter and Ohio friends tell me. However, Buffalo, New York seemed to have its usual share of snow. I wonder if the same is true of Rochester, which is actually the snowiest city in the US, with Buffalo coming in a close second.

So I grabbed my digital camera and went out to take pictures of the snow. The front yard looked beautiful, with its snow-laden trees and grass, some black showing through only on the driveway.

The rising sun was soon making streaks across the field, as it peeked through the trees.

It showered the trees on the west side of the property with golden light. A short time later, the fluffy snow was just moisture, drip, dripping to the ground. The trees became dark silhouettes again, against the blue sky.

But my little jonquils, swollen with buds, were happy.
And so was I.
Spring will be here soon!

Photos copyright of Renie Burghardt

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