Muffled Serenity

We had a lot of snow this winter. One of the things I enjoy most about snow is the morning after. Going outside to shovel the walk and around my car, there are moments when I stop to take a breath and it’s like I have earmuffs on. It’s as if the volume of the world is turned down except for the crush sound of shovels plunging into snow punctuated by sharp intakes of breath. It’s peaceful. I wish I had more moments like that.

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