Beautiful & Sparkly

First, my apologies to those of you who, over the past couple days, have had to endure LONG commutes. I find the new snow so beautiful. I love that it covered all the slick ice-encrusted-snow. It brought a freshness to the world. There has always been something so peaceful to me about snow and the wonderful gray/blue color that the sky becomes while it's snowing. The same gray/blue colored shadows that dance across the now sparkly landscape.



The snow is really piling up out there! That's all I wanted to say. I was just so excited about the vignette from my window that I just had to share. Back to work.

Beautiful

On Sunday morning the sky was the most incredible shade of blue. It was spectacular. There was still a trace of pink from the dawn. Even tho my to-do list was long in preparation for the upcoming brunch just hours away, I kept returning to the window for another look. The air was crisp and a bit of frost clung to all the trees. Our new snow (and there is a lot of it!) was sparkling like glitter. The previously green landscaping was filled with interesting snow sculptures.

All of this makes me feel very peaceful and grateful for the beauty that I enjoy every day. I am also grateful for family and friends who bless my life and are as beautiful to me as the sky and snowscapes I got to enjoy yesterday morning. Peace.

Waking Up to Winter

the view from my studio window

This is the site we woke up to yesterday morning. SNOW! A good amount, too, especially for mid-October. I'm not really ready for it. I do like the snow (After all I am a true Minnesotan, born and raised) but really...we barely had Fall. I expect we'll still have some convertible cruising days, I HOPE at least! Today we planted four "Ever-Blooming" Lilac plants. They arrived Friday, bare root from Springhill. I have to say, I much prefer planting in temps warmer than the 30's we had today. Brrr... Hope the little guys make it! We were intrigued with their claim that "the sweetly-scented blooms just keep coming and coming all summer long." Planning for spring makes me feel hopeful, even after yesterday's preview of Winter.