KIND OF LUCKY (December 28, 2005)

A dark and drizzly day. Nothing much changes from morning till afternoon. It is dark and drizzly all the way, just like it has been the last few days. But then a stray storm comes along. The drizzle turns into swirling snow. An hour later the wind subsides. The storm hurries away. It stops snowing, too. This time around the wet snow sticks, though. Another hour before dark, everything glows white. Everything is festive. The snow makes everything right. And one feels kind of lucky to have peeped out of the warm house to see it all before it is too late. By tomorrow morning, the snow will be gone. Another dark and drizzly day most likely.