A Winter to Remember........

Mid Missouri has been covered in snow for a week, however to me it seems like forever. I love snow. I personally think it makes the world look pure and clean for a little while.

 The fields are still solid white with mounds of snow covering a broken fence or a piece of exiled and useless machinery.

The cows are being catered to daily. The ice on  ponds and streams are broken so the cattle can drink.

Most of the roads are clear. The county roads still have snow but have been graded and are drivable. Most driveways in the country are a mess. A four wheel drive is needed to make an escape.

The mail is being delivered again....two days in a row. Everything is slowly going back to a normal routine.  Spring is only a few weeks away. 

Tommy and I have had an odd few weeks.  When we were out one day, he bought me a pot of tulips that were just beginning to bloom. I was delighted. They were on the verge of opening up, so we were able to enjoy them for a long time. I placed them in the living room.  It was a pretty contrast with the snow coming down hard and heavy on the other side of the window. 

We filled all our bird feeders and placed them so we could see them from our favorite chairs. Within a day our feeders were filled with Juckos, 2 pair of cardinals, finches and sparrows. A pair of doves occasionally join the group.

It has snowed softly and at times steady most of the day. The atmosphere we have had this past week or so has been very healing for us. We needed this time. We needed the snow, we needed the flowers and we needed and received the healing we sought. It has been a memory making winter, for more reasons than I want to recall.