We managed to get a decent snow storm last Saturday.  About 3 inches of heavy wet snow mixed with rain.  Didn’t like the rain part, but the snow is nice.  The sun hasn’t been out since the storm so none of it has melted off the trees yet.

I was talking to a Finnish friend of mine (they haven’t had any snow yet) and he was talking about the Laplanders and winter.  He said that the Finns wonder how the Lapland people can survive up in the far North because it is so dark.  The Lapps say it’s not dark at all because of all the snow and ask the Finns how they can survive in the southern part of the country because it is so dark down there for lack of snow.

People think I’m crazy for loving winter but I do. Who else can say that they can go out and walk in a winter wonderland whenever they choose?  One of the many things I love about this place.   There is nothing more bright and beautiful than snow.  Yes the days are shorter and it gets dark earlier but there’s nothing like taking a walk at night after a fresh snow fall or when there’s a full moon.  It’s so bright it’s like walking in the daylight.  Everything is crisp and clear.  The earth is still and the only sound you can hear is the crunching of your own boots on the snowy pack.  There are a million stars in the sky, shining and glittering.  Moonlight falls gently on the earth; coaxing the snow to sparkly as brightly as the stars.

Now that I’m done being all poetic and fancy I will share some pictures of my beautiful Minnesota winter.

Enjoy!