First Snow!!

First snow to wash the autumn dust

First white to clean the gold

First beauty, only moments to last

First change to fresh the old

First light to kiss the gloomy day

First soft to mild the lawn

First clean to wash the dusty way

First cool to touch the dawn

Admittedly, I am excited to see this! I smiled when I woke up this morning and saw the snow on the trees and grass. It's beautiful! But, it's all melting fast. I love living where there are 4 seasons - and sometimes I even miss Wyoming winters. I remember a winter where we were snowed in for 3 weeks. Without electricity! The wind had blown down all the power lines. The snow plows made an effort to plow the roads but the wind would blow the snow back as fast as they could plow it. We used the fireplace for heat and cooking. My Dad and brothers would hand pump water from the well into big milk cans. It was fun ... for about a week.