Tonight, I am enjoying the view of a blizzard outside my window. The snow is coming down in swirling and blinding sheets. The street-lights reveal how fast the snow is coming but somehow there’s no darkness. And there’s no sign of it letting up: the snow started in the morning and will go through the night.
All my snow-gear and boots are on a towel in the kitchens drying. Quiet Rustle, my cat and I sit in the dark with some Christmas lights still left up in the windows. I clack away on the laptop. The first big storm of the season is always fun and this one is a big multi-day cozy event.
For sure, I will wake up several times in the night to see how it’s coming down.
I will then fall asleep and dream of the brownies my wife will bake for my snow-blowing this morning!
copyright Christopher Donahue 2026