winter highs

I'm loving this winter. I love that the routine is broken up by the weather, that the world may have to stand still if it ices. That people move out of your way so you can pass down the narrow path that's been cleared in the snow banks. I love that you wonder each day what tomorrow's weather will be and above freezing is celebrated as a gift. I feel awake and alive. And knowing that spring is coming keeps the outlook towards the future, hopeful and at the same time certain.