illuminated snow

there is something so peaceful about waking up. without an alarm. rolling over. looking out the window. and seeing the snow fall. . . fall. . . fall. . .

it hasnt stopped precipitating since i arrived in chicago.

today it was beautiful.

all day. just all day the snow fell. big, fluffy flakes.

i sat by the fire, bundled up with cocoa, reading hamlet and watching the world.

i felt like i was in a snow globe.

but the night was something else. it really was. everything seems so quiet and muffled in the snow. the sky was kind of clear and the reflection of the moon on the bright white snow illuminated everything.

i was rather distracted while driving home. my eyes kept straying from the road to settle on the beauty of the trees. oh. the trees. if you could have seen them.

such beauty. such glorious beauty.