Good morning! As I sit here and watch it snow, I cannot help but think about how the flakes cover everything - weeds, pine needles, grass, and the crocuses that were fooled by the warm weather last week. Nothing is exempt from the blanket. Very similar to living, don't you think? No one is any more exempt from the beautiful gift or the unexplained accident than any other.
The snow first surprised most of us Tuesday morning. The 8-18" of wet snow that fell on Bend knocked out power to many and left others stranded. I am grateful for a well insulated home and my biggest problem that morning was no Internet access. Seems so slight compared to what others experienced. Our power came back on in plenty of time for me to get my essay submitted and the house warm again before nightfall.
I have enjoyed blogging and may continue as it affords me the chance to think out loud with written words. Perhaps one day a line of mine will stay in someone's head just for fun or maybe because it touched their heart. The line that stuck with me early in life? Willa Cather was a favorite author of mine and in her book My Antonia, (1918) is the line ...and the moon hung from the trees like a paper lantern (paraphrase). That is how I remember the line today. It stuck with me because it was the first time I read something and got a vivid picture of what the author was describing. Seems so simple today, but it has stuck with me for many (many!) years...
It has been great to walk with you this term and I look forward to meeting you again soon! Sunny
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