It's snowing!

Last night when I picked up Jake from daycare, it smelled like snow. It was cold, the scent of wood-burning stove smoke and dried out fallen leaves heavy in the air. Later, the night was active with rain pouring for many hours.

Sliding reluctantly out of bed this morning, I listened for the rain. Silence. Encouraged, I donned on my dog walking outfit (i.e., layers and layers of clothes!), leashed up Jake, and headed outside.

To my surprise, big fat snowflakes were racing down from the sky. A thin layer of snow was already collecting upon windshields, and the streetlights illuminated the flakes with a orange-yellow glow.

October 16 is early for snow, even in New England, but I was delighted by the surprise of it this morning.