The First Snow Of The Season Is Usually Magical. Video To Prove It

Snow falling Friday evening gave these trees near my 
house a rather ghostly appearance. As the video in this
post shows, the first snow of the season really 
transforms the landscape. 

That snowfall we had Friday in Vermont, for all its disruptions in travel, electrical power and tree damage, was also a thing of beauty, as most first snows of the season are.  

So of course I made a video, which is at the bottom of this post.  The video documents how the snow transformed a drab, dark November landscape into something much prettier, more festive. 

The snow began in the afternoon, so I had a good view of the grass and mud and dead leaves quickly disappearing beneath that rush of snowflakes from the sky. 

The snow continued to fall as darkness descended. It was a wet snow that clung to everything.  In the darkness, the snow-plastered trees gave our surroundings a ghostly appearance. 

The magic was largely gone by Saturday morning. It was cold morning. Strong winds had blown most of the snow off the trees. The wet snow had to be removed from the driveway. The water at the bottom of the snow had turned into a stubborn ice, making cleaning it up all the more difficult. If I hadn't been in a decent mood, it would have been a frustrating cleanup. 

I'm not the world's biggest fan of snow.  Winter is my fourth favorite season.  A recent post on Facebook helps put it all in perspective, though. It said something to the effect that we should find the joy in snow, because if you don't, you 're still stuck with the same amount of snow. 

Snow and a whitened landscape is often pretty, and I'm sure I'll find more beauty in the long winter months ahead.  It will eventually be spring, and we'll have another season of greenery and flowers to look forward to as well.

Mobile uses might have difficulty viewing the video below. If that's the case, click on this link and you should see it. 

Otherwise, here's the video. You can click on the red arrow, and then the  YouTube logo to make it easier to view.