It was a great joy that I was able to watch it snow on Thursday. I had not place to go and a warm place to watch from and did it ever come down! I was impressed as well, that it seemed the community had heeded all the warnings and there was no traffic for most of the day. What an odd and beautiful sight to see 6 inches of snow, undisturbed on a street!
It didn't take long until the plows got out and started making messes of all the pristine snow - but I have this back yard...it is many acres big and somewhat isolated from foot traffic - so I got to enjoy the glistening flakes for another day. And then there has slowly appeared the evidence of movement.
First were the set of three foot prints treking from one corner of the yard, all the way to the hill just behind the church. Evidence of a sled between the footprints and even a hat in the snow half way to the hill. Then the birds began looking for food at the feeder. Little prints became big ones as footprints to the feeder appeared. The squirrels began digging around the foot of the tree looking for that acorn they knew was there and there were even some large webbed foot prints in the middle of the yard that form a perfect V. No trail in or out, just a V - my guess is a goose wandered a moment and then flew off. I can now see deer prints around the oak tree and the crows are making a mess of the feeder. I wouldn't have known of the visitors to our yard without the prints I can keep track of.
Praising God for a clean slate of new fallen snow, the moments to appreciate what "new beginnings" can look like and then thankful too that we are not left alone and sterile too long - visitors come and leave evidence of their journey and bring us back to routines that propel us to the next new day.
Wonder when the next snow day will come????
