Now through the white orchard my little dog
The Storm by Mary Oliver
romps, breaking the new snow
with wild feet.
Running here running there, excited,
hardly able to stop, he leaps, he spins
until the white snow is written upon
in large, exuberant letters,
a long sentence, expressing
the pleasures of the body in this world.
Oh, I could not have said it better
Winter weather is the word for the day, receiving the 3-4 inches promised. It is loaded with moisture and making road conditions bad. It was 18 degrees at about 8:30 am and not expecting to be above 22 degrees. I call that cold and the perfect day to stay in and eat leftover vegetable soup, unless your Mary Oliver’s dog.
6 Comments
Faye White
Very pretty though. Snow makes a clean slate for pawprints and footprints.
Vegetable soup is on my dinner menu also. Mmmmm, mmmmm good!
Monte Stevens
We reach 22 degrees for our high and beginning to drop now. It will be in the single digits tonight. And, a fresh snowfall is a pretty thing to see. The soup was and hit the spot.
Tom Dills
While we’re ‘struggling’ through temps dropping into the 40s…. Seems a little early for snow out there, but probably not.
Stay warm!
Monte Stevens
I think this is our third measurable snowfall this winter season so it’s not to early. The mountains have been getting good snow with some ski resorts already opening up. We want the moisture it brings. Totally different weather than Puerto Rico. Sorry you’re having to deal with temperatures in the 40s.
Joe
It feels like snow’s about to arrive but something is holding it back. Just as well, I can wait.
Monte Stevens
I see that but you are getting plenty of rain, moisture nonetheless. Do you get wet, heavy snow up there?