Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 57: Snow

 

Here in West Wales, the winter weather has mostly been mild so far - but we have a Yellow Weather Warning for snow tomorrow. Time will tell if the forecast is correct, but here's a photo from a few years back when we had such heavy snow that we were snowed in for several weeks. I wasn't happy about it at the time - I couldn't get to work or even out to buy groceries - but even so I could appreciate the pristine beauty of the snow. It's amazing how the soft, white blanket of it transforms the landscape into something magical.

One winter when we'd not been living in Wales for very long we were invited to a neighbour's home for a party. As the hosts only lived a short distance away, we walked there. During the evening it began snowing heavily, and by the time we left everything was thickly blanketed in soft whiteness. A full moon shone down, reflecting so brightly off the snowy fields, that we had no need of a torch. We walked back home through a silent, luminous landscape, enchanted by the transformation of our everyday world into a frozen fairyland.  

Winter Blessings and Beauties: Day 57

Snow

Snow can be deeply inconvenient - or it can be magical! See the beauty of a snowy landscape and appreciate its otherworldly, transformative qualities. Remember how much fun snow was when you were a child! Walk in it, play in it. Let it inspire your creativity. What is the most beautiful snow scene you have ever seen?  Try to capture its beauty and magic in art and words.