Snow!

Unlike much of the more elevated parts of the country, we are just now experiencing our first snowfall. It is falling with huge flakes and then consistently disappearing. My office looks out onto a courtyard so nothing is sticking to the stones below or on the bright red leaves of the diminutive maple shading the table and chairs. Through a reflection on the windows across from me I can see that it is at least creating a white ring on the grass that surrounds the statue out front. I might have to take a field trip to go see it, even if its just to run from my door to the main entrance.

The one thing I must say I like about the hospital is that every building is connected in some way, so it makes walking outside necessary only on the way to and from work. However, there are some days when you walk around the entire hospital just to get some fresh air. Even though it is cold out, I might have to do that today, just to experience the snow! Though most people are probably wishing the opposite, I hope it's still around when I get out of work today!

The big flakes are foreboding the opposite of course... Big flakes usually means it will stop within the next few hours. At least it is beautiful while it is here, and so fun to look out my window and see it criss-crossing between the buildings, then falling gently down, and then swaying with the wind. This is why I love snow. Unlike rain, snow can be both calming and exhilerating, and doesn't have to denote a dreary day, a heartache. It can make you want to dash out the door with sleds in hand or it can create a calming forest of silence that when you walk through it, your thoughts are of the most peaceable kind, or it can make you just want to curl up by the fireside with good friends and family nearby and a cup of hot cocoa in your hand.