I am always filled with a special childlike wonder on seeing the first snowfall of the year. So many memories rush back… of building snow forts and snow sculptures, snowball throwing contests, stamping snow down hard as ice on hillsides for runner sled races, clambering onto the old wooden toboggan for other hillside adventures, and coming home to maple syrup served on snow for dessert.

It is amazing what a tiny speck of dust can become…a minuscule nucleating agent blown about in the sky, entering a cloud, becoming covered in water vapor, and once fully laden, falls to Earth – as snow when the temperature is right cold enough. And no two snowflakes are exactly alike. Like all of us and all life and creation on Earth, each is a unique treasure to behold.

I took the enclosed photographs of the winter wonderland near me this morning. I hope you will also enjoy my Winter Wonderland Nature Note from December 22, 2021, as well as the links it provides to my Notes on tracks, snow, and the northern lights. Then, get out and play in the snow!