Snow and Sun

It's so bright--because of all this snow--that I'm drawn outside to bask in it.

With snow up to the knees, and school canceled for the second day in a row, one would think this situation might prevent an appreciation of beauty. One would think.

The snow reflects the sun in ways that shame the hottest and brightest summer day. And I remember the old quote from E. Stanley Jones that "weather. . .  is always favorable if you know how to use it."

It's favorable weather: It brings its own advantages and its own special beauty, like everything does--if I let it.