Outside my window, as I sat quietly reading, a sudden veritable whirlwind filled with snow appeared out of nowhere. The day was sunny with clouds on the mountains and then the next time I looked the air was thick with large white flakes that blew sideways rather than down. Soon the ground and the trees were covered. I was speechless, it was so unexpected and beautiful. The force of the wind, the thickness of the snow, the sudden loss of color was so strong, and yet it is all so silent.
The entire world has appeared to change and yet if I had not looked up I would have missed the whole transformation.
The difference made from which side of the wall I am on astonishes me. Were I outside I would feel startled and worried. Since I am safe, I feel akin to having seen some sort of miracle due to the silent majestic beauty of it all. And as I saw it I felt a desire flow up through me to express what I can see. In that moment, happiness to me would be to tell you so clearly through words what I could see that you would feel the same awe that I do.
