Snow-Filled Mornings

I am going to forego the type of post I usually write when it snows for the first time (which is usually along the lines of "OMG! SNOW! I AM FILLED WITH A CHILD-LIKE SENSE OF WONDER!") and instead am going to talk about how snow makes the very first part of my morning much better.

These days, it's dark in the morning when I wake up. I like standing in my kitchen with the lights off, brewing coffee. The snow has this effect of muffling noise from outside, so everything seems soft and quiet. This is a real boon because I live near the main post office and also on a major bus route, so anything that subdues the sound of the unbelievably loud gear-grinding of trucks and buses is a wonderful thing. I also think snow on the ground has a way of changing the light as the sun comes up. That's probably just because it's a different time of year and the sun is at a different angle and blah blah blah boring physics explanation. I still say it's the snow.

All in all, snow makes for a gentler and somehow more civilized way to start my day.