Winter Wistfulness

Everyone was saying it is an unusually warm November, but we Ohioans know the weather can be very erratic. So we cling enjoy the warm weather, and hide the fear of the long, bitter-cold, depressing grey winters. The first day of December brings us our first snow that sticks to the ground, just a few days after thanksgiving. The coldness begins. The trees are seemingly lifeless, the skies are grey as usual, and previously mentioned... the atmosphere is all round gloomy. Around the 5th the snow storm or whatever begins, and dumps snow all over us, not very kindly either. Hour after hour, minute after minute, relentless, no breaks, watching it is scary. We know the roads will be dangerous, commuting time will be longer, the traffic will be awful. It's holiday season so everyone will be out Christmas Shopping, inevitably there will be extra traffic. We can only hope for other people being mindful and kind during this time... we are all under stress, we are all in a hurry, we are all frustrated by the snow.
Outside the world is just white. Snow White. The tree branches are laden with white fluff, the roads are deadly, the cars are buried under, the Canadian Geese are huddled in the snow, they weren't expecting winter so soon either.
As beautiful as the snow is, it is destructive, deadly and dangerous, also very depressing. There is no color but white grey and black in the environment. Death's own creation, and thus the beginning is the end, is the beginning.
The bright spot is knowing there will always be a spring. Lush green will reside once again in the trees, the birds will come back and chirp their wooing songs to their mates, life will come back, and we humans shan't be the only ones bustling about the earth.
The little joys of this winter weather is that it is great for bundling up, spending time with loved ones and cuddling, and then some nice hot chocolate. On a side note, Cricket loves and hates winter, she loves prancing about in the snow and being utterly silly, however she dislikes the cold to the point she won't go out, and she won't sit on the ground outside (for her little butt gets cold).

Cricket enjoying a nice wintery walk with her little pink winter coat on. She was sticking her head and digging up the snow, like a silly dog! Also she seems more alert that its all completely white outside.