I went to the window because the sky was bright - glowing the same unnatural gold that surrounds the downtown lights in the distance. Snow. Only an inch or two, just enough to cover everything with a quiet white.
My sister and I put on our boots and walked outside. Clutching my camera, I watched the snowflakes falling. Four words from a Fleet Foxes song came to me : in the quivering forest. A line that I'd heard a thousand times. One that had always been beautiful - but for the first time sounded true.
By morning nearly all of it had melted to slush. Not a trace was left downtown. But the next time I heard Blue Ridge Mountains I didn't hear those words. I saw branches shaking silently with the weight of snow.
(photo) on film with the new Nikon FM (more of our snowy night) from Cara | from Julianna Swaney
Beautiful words and beautiful photo. I wish that darn snow would've stayed around just a little longer. I liked the hype of it all.
ReplyDeleteme too, Kate! It's always such a let down to get your hopes up for a snow day and instead find slush. (but I wont complain about the sunshine, nope not one bit)
DeleteOoh, now the song is stuck in my head! The snow, however much it may be, is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, I love this post. You are such an awesome writer! I could feel exactly what you were feeling when you went to the window ~
ReplyDeletedon't you wish though that beauty would stick around for a little longer...at least so you could maybe hear a different song in the daylight.
thanks for always bringing a little peace to my world ~
Sarah
Thank You, Sarah! "Peaceful" - that's exactly the right word for snow. It makes it obvious how this season inspires songs like "silent night"
DeleteI love snow and I love the way you write about it here, the silence and the weight of it. Nice work.
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