First Snow

There's something magical about the first real snowfall of the year. I'm not a big fan of the cold that comes with it, but I love the scenery. The carefree way the snowflakes flit to the ground, the quiet serenity of the blanket of white on the landscape, and the silence of the picturesque landscape bring me peace. There's a sense of innocence in watching the children build snowmen, sledding down the snow packed hills and making snow angels in the yard that always brings back memories of my own childhood. Of course the spell is broken when it's time to put on my coat and shovel my driveway, but that's another story...