The Texas Storm of the Season

I must say, there is something deliciously refreshing about an ice-covered day. Especially the first of the season.

Yesterday afternoon as the weather overtook North Texas, people hurried home to escape the threatening conditions. I was committed to an appointment after work, so when I finally did head towards home, there were few people still out and about. What a thrill it was when I first emerged into the brisk weather to discover ice covering my little Honda. Before jumping in to start the defroster, I laughed with glee at the crystallized world surrounding me. You can tell I’ve been down south too long, because I was disappointed the layer of ice did not require use of my handy ice scraper. Truly a calamity…

When I did safely arrive home, it was so enjoyable to curl up in the reading room with a book, a blanket and the insistent pelting of ice on the windows. It transported me back home to the days of anxiously anticipating a snow day off from school.

This morning the outside world again happily startled me when I saw the glinting foliage and my breath instantly transformed into white puffs. Apparently I miss a true winter season more than I realized. With the sun shining brightly and the city delaying its daily awakening, it was the perfect start to an otherwise ordinary Dallas day.

And for those of you up north, this is all it takes to shut down a city in Texas…



Happy, happy day!