Solstice

10 inches of snow on the ground

It's snowing this morning--makes our outside lighted trees look so peaceful and lovely.

I worked the early shift yesterday morning, so got to watch the sunrise. About ten-thirty, it back-lit the mountains across the bay, casting long shadows against the blowing snow that veiled the peaks. Then the smallest sliver of brilliance crept out from behind the largest mountain, growing larger even as I watched, until the whole world was alight