Snow day!

Yesterday, it snowed all day. As I looked our window, it took only seconds for the light flurries to change to a fierce gale. The house rattled with the bellowing wind. When the wind stopped pounding , the house was quiet and the snow returned to a slow, slanted mist. Every so often a bolt of sun burst through the clouds, polished the water and quickly ran away. Brave Seagulls and Ravens coasted on the icy air. The water was unusually choppy, rocking the large fishing boats moored to the dock. The mountain snow crept down through the surrounding hills to the sea. This week it has been so cold that I have resorted to wearing a new uniform; my insulated running pants, wool socks, turtle neck and fleece…and that is just around the house. I ordered two new coats from Land’s End (that name taking on a whole new meaning) praying that one of them will keep the wind out and the warmth in. They should arrive in the next two weeks. In the mean time, I am making do with my ski jacket. Yesterday I just shook my head in my disbelief, knowing that we haven’t even begun to feel the worst of it yet... only to wake up to a beautiful blue sky snow day….