As much of a damper as the snow and cold is, there is some good to it. It has to happen before we get spring and show season again, so it's got to start before it can end right? Being rural and running off a well, the snow means a higher water table meaning crops will grow better and we won't have to worry about water running low and needing to conserve and not wash clothes or shower so the horses will be able to drink their fill. That would just be bad for all parties involved. Plus hay prices are much more reasonable when we don't have drought!
Snow and winter mean Christmas and my birthday, then Al's birthday. We're not a Christian family, but we feel the holidays are still an important time for family. I enjoy the music and getting together with my sister's family and our parents. In a couple more years I'll be enjoying Al's first Christmas concert and, like my mom, I will be watching through blurry eyes I'm sure!
There is something beautiful about a snow fall though. Today, while Al was napping, it was so blissfully quiet! The heavy snow fall dampens sound so that everything becomes just peaceful and beautiful. And the horses look so beautiful covered in snow and frost. They all have such thick coats now and a good layer of fat that they are quite comfortable.
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