by George Jean Smith

Created on: January 11, 2009

It was a cold January day in our mid-west part of Ohio. Snow fall for the year was relitively low in comparison to past years. Being the admiror of seasonal land scape that I am, it was'nt unusual for me to grab a camera to take along anytime I ventured out into the blustery snow. I can't really say that I'm fond of the cold weather so that wasn't too often. In fact, it would have to be something pretty important to drag me away from my cozy country home this time of year. I'm blessed to get to be a homemaker after only working 17 years in our little business. Retirement came early for me by choice considering that my two children were in their teens and i wanted to be close by them through their adelesant years. This particular day was an amazing sight to behold. The children were in school and I was just being lazy this day.

We live about a thousand feet from the main road so a good snowfall would most definitely bury us in clear back to the house, to the point of it taking a plow nearly 3 hours to dig us out. This was one of those days. The plow came early that morning and the children could make it down the lane to the bus on time. After they left noon came quickly and I decided to take a ride to town to take a hot lunch to my husband working in our little auto repair shop only about ten miles out. The roads were pretty clear so the drive wasn't bad at all. I left the house in a hurry and wasn't aware of what the day looked like beyond the lane at that time. With the threat of another 3-4 inches of snow coming our way I decided to head back to the house right after lunch. As I drove I was amazed at the beauty of all the landscape covered with ice and snow. When I pulled into our own driveway I was equally amazed at what I had missed right here at home when I left the house earlier in the day.

With my miniature schnauzer, Sassy, in the car we both mused the beautiful diamond forest of trees we passed as we drove down our lane. It was breath taking to say the least! Astonished by nature in all its glory I just had to take a closer look. The lane was a narrow path leading to the house since the plow cleared it off earlier that day. Only being about the with of my van plus a few additional inches, the lane made me feel like I was driving down a long tube without a top. It was actually kind of a strange sight. The snow drifts on both side were nearly the height of the van in most places as well. In a hurry to snap the luminous setting around me, I grabbed my camera

• 1
• 2
• Next Page >>