First Snow

I was surprised to see a blanket of snow covering the ground this morning when I awakened. Snow was not in the weather forecast for our area, although snow was expected on the northern slopes of the Olympic Mountains, not too far from here. What a delightful surprise!

The snowfall was less than half an inch, judging by the amount that I can still see on the ground, so it will disappear soon enough. The snow here doesn't last very long because it's not cold enough. The next few days will be cold for Port Townsend, with high temperatures in the mid 30s and low temperatures in the mid 20s, and the weather is expected to grow warmer by the end of the week. I like a little bit of snow now and then, especially if the temperature remains warm enough to melt it rather quickly. I like the blessing of moisture to come as snowflakes. Snowflakes are beautiful, delicate and impermanent. Snow appears to be a solid substance covering the ground and plants but melts quickly and disperses as water.

Snow reminds me that all matter is beautiful, delicate and impermanent. It's really energy dressed up for the material universe ball and when spirit removes itself, matter disperses into pure energy once again.

I'm, basically, a snowman (actually, a matter_man) here myself. Perhaps that's part of the magic of seeing snow on the ground once again.