Winter wonderland

Snow is falling and the fog is low and heavy. The still night air is crisp and shadows cast from the streetlights glimmer. Our footsteps crunched in the stillness as we walked home a few minutes ago from the theater. Winter is here, and she's dressed in her finest.

Earlier today we drove home from spending Christmas with family. We set out early, in the dark, well before the sun came up. The fog was thick then too. It hugged us all the drive home. Usually it stayed close, wrapping the view in a haze, never letting us see more than a fraction of a mile ahead. Sometimes it it lifted slightly and we could see nearly a half mile at times.

Briefly the sun peeked through the clouds this afternoon and when it did, the world lit up in a blaze of white brilliance as it shone on the frost coating everything below - including our car.

The frost was especially beautiful today. As Jamie drove, I was on the edge of my seat, snapping photos out the window as fast as the shutter would allow.

Jamie says the forecast is calling for warm temps and possible rain towards the end of the week, so while it'll be nice to enjoy a brief thaw, I'm going to miss the clean white blanket we're enjoying right now. Thankfully winter is young and we'll get more snow soon. Yippie!