Sorry...But It's Beautiful

Yesterday, while waiting for our youngest's class to end, my wife and I sat in the parking lot as a spring snowstorm pelted our car.

Sorry, but it was beautiful.

Everyone's sick of winter in our state, and for good reason. It's the winter that never ends. It just goes on and on, my friends. I lowered the car window and listened to frozen grains of water fall and strike the car next to mine. The tiny balls of ice bounced off previously fallen snow coming to rest nearby.

There is an undeniable beauty in a frozen world. 

Yes, after waiting for our son to finish class, we had to drive through the storm to get home where the storm (or the latest one...) had already passed. We went inside and were glad we no longer had to navigate the snowy streets. And the winter-weather-in-spring is predicted to continue for at least a week.

It's easy to bemoan and complain about the snow and the cold, especially after the holidays. It's easy to wish it all away and in our minds replace it with warmer days, blossoms on the trees and flowers escaping their earthy cocoons to kiss the sun. But the color of snow is the same before Christmas as after. We're so excited for snow for the holidays and once January hits, it's no longer picturesque, no longer quaint, no longer beautiful...

But, it is still beautiful--you just have to take a second look.