SECOND SNOW

The only indication that there was snow falling last night was facilitated by the street lamps. Some time during the night, I woke up and the light that snow is so good for, broke through the darkness and did a nice dawn imitation. Every now and then I'd hear the screeching of brakes, or the sliding of tires, but mostly the whoosh of cars, driven by cautious drivers, zipping up and down the wet, but treated streets.
This time, the snow left icy remains, not the fluffy, marshmallow-y stuff of the year's first snowfall. Looking out of the window, I could tell that someone decides to take crunchy steps on the grass as opposed to a slippery slide on the walkway. I really do appreciate the postman for ringing and making sure my package, (not an orange slip) was delivered to my door, and not shuttled back to the post office.

Icy or fluffy, the scenery is still beautiful, and I really do love how clean the air seems. Everything looks cleaner.

I opted for tea instead of hot chocolate this morning to accompany my gazing out of the windows. It's very quiet outside. I haven't heard the usual air traffic. There's not much movement other than the occasional car or truck, pedestrian or squirrel. If I didn't know better, I'd think I was in the country...: )