snow nestled in branches outside the front door.
After days of temperatures that were too cold for walking here in the interior of our province, today I decided to pick up my camera and brave the chill to look for beauty, for astonishment and delight.
I didn’t have to walk far…as soon as I stepped out the door, I was immediately astonished by the temperature (-19C/-3F), awed by the beauty of the whiteness swirling around me and utterly delighted by two silent deer standing mere feet from me. Breathe…breathe deeply. Wide, wide grin.
As I stood looking at the snow falling, it struck me that what seems to be disharmony or chaos whirling around us, can actually be seen as movement making way for newness, seeing new patterns, new ideas and new possibilities emerging.
We had a full weekend with family and have now settled down to the quiet of companionship with my dad for the week. The freezing temperatures and chaotic road conditions encourage gathering by the fire, telling stories and drinking copious amounts of tea. There is a sadness present here too, as a dear and treasured friend of my father, makes her transition from this life.
Change…life is all about change.
I was going to write a completely different post today…but this is what my heart told my fingers to type. Funny how that happens!
Blowing kisses through the snow to everyone,
