My bad.

Yes, yes. It has been several days since I have done this. And I will explore why within the next few posts, but today's entry is more frivolous.
IT SNOWED TODAY!!! Our first snow of the season!!!
For almost four hours, white frozen joy plummeted to Earth and transformed Wednesday's average duldrum into Wednesday's
Winter Wonderland. Yes, I am aware that 'Winter Wonderland' is a trite, perhaps even banal expression, but I wanted to use alliteration ever so badly, so...GET OFFF MY BACK!
It still inspires me to see what even the smallest accumulation of snow does to those who are not accustomed to it. Children can be heard shrieking with amusement across vast distances, as if the falling flakes themselves are carrying their excitement and intrigue on the wind. But age...Age is no barrier in a snow-covered world. From the youngest of us to the oldest, eyes brighten; smiles widen; and somehow, for some reason, the connectedness of our spirits grows deeper. Why, I even got to help a lovely old woman back to her apartment, after having somehow gotten herself to the apartment mailboxes.
She reached for my hand and took hold as any grandmother might hold her child's child's and together we walked in the falling snow as she relayed years of her life in only a few minutes. Tomorrow is to be her 80th birthday.

Under snow, under nothng more than frozen precipitaiton...
The world is more serene.
More peaceful.
More pure.
More inspiring.

As is all things in life, however, it is transitory.
The snow melts...
But the memories of today will serve the hearts of thousands for years to come.