A storm is predicted and there's a uncomfortable calm feeling all around me that always precedes one. A static anticipation of wondering how it will manifest. Will the snow fall gently blanketing the stark winter night or will it be a loud blustery whistling wind that will come knocking loudly?
Late evening silence when all are fast asleep. Tucked in cozy. Safe from harm.
A storm is pending and I can't sleep. Silence hasn't found me. The calm facade drums up the storm. Will peaceful sleep ever come?
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As I read this, the snow has begun to fall outside my window. It's way too late, and I should have tucked in hours ago.
I find myself wondering the same things about what the morning will bring. I hope there isn't too much accumulation, for I had hoped to roll my bike out and ride to work in the morning.
Choices influenced by the vagaries of an uncontrollable force known as the weather. Just thinking about it brings me peace.
Thanks for the timely reminder.
I liked this piece Dana ... the calm, the anxiety - how they can exist, or coexist, before the storm.
hi carmi. i read you comment last night.....made me feel better knowing there was another person up in the middle of the night wondering......
hi deb.....our time differences often allow us to be up together in the middle of the night :)
calm and anxiety play off one another don't they?
The snow if falling to the ground like icing sugar on a chocolate cake.
I love the snow. I can't wait until Saturday or Sunday...Mactaquac here we come!!!!
hey sunny! Yes, looking forward to a sledding affair!
We're heading to Keswick Ridge for a Saturday afternoon of slipping and sliding and making snow angels...then hot toddies by the fire and big potluck hoedown.
Before that......work today and hopefully a deep uninterupted sleep void of midnight soul sirens breaking the silence. I AM TIRED!!!!
I haven't seen snow for three years...it's been too long
Hi Niki! Oh, you would love it here today......the snow began last night and hasn't stopped. The temperature is hovering around the freezing point, so it's not too cold. The flakes are big and fluffy.......sticky to your eyelashes. I am heading out to take some photos.....will try to post some tonight. No wind as yet....it arrives tonight....
I saw on the news last night that your part of the world was hit with a bad rain and wind storm? It looked dreadful......
Glad you left a message!! xo
sometimes reality mirrors deeper internal wars....
yes........ storms growling all around us......forcing us inside our dwellings to search for calming possibilities in the presence of strife.
There is a sense before a storm, I often have headaches before they break.
I do enjoy being tucked up inside though when the storm is blowing outside, but always fear for those out in it - we can see the sea from our house.
Sometimes silence only comes once it has passed - hope you sleep well tonight, x
katie.....like you, i worry for others who are caught in a storm.
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