The grey clouds came close, trying to touch the ground, but they couldn't quite reach, so they poured themselves out in the attempt. I awoke to a gentle swirling world just starting to turn white. The snow came down steadily for most of the morning, and looking out the window I could see the progression of the snow, coming to cover the grass and trees and pavement in a soft thin blanket.
Something about snow makes me feel like a small child again; skipping everything to stay at home and admire the snow is exciting. We built a snowman, or snow girl, to be precise, we attempted sledding on an inner tube, we drank hot chocolate and sat by the gas fire -- all the things one should do on a snow day.
Everyone needs a few snow days, a few days when everything stops and there is time to listen to the silence that snow brings. Next time you have a snow day, go outside and listen. You may hear the peaceful silence and it may do you some good.
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