Quelle Surprise!

Snow during the early morning hours

I was, as usual, awake at 3:15 A.M.  It was raining and blowing against the shutters of my bedroom window.  As is often the case, I arose and walked into my office to check on the view. (Do other insomniacs get up and roam around when sleep eludes them?)  A wonderful photo opportunity presented itself, but my card was not in the camera--it was still in the laptop.  I didn't want to go to the trouble of firing up the device, removing the card, putting it in the camera and taking the shot.....so I went back to bed. Other photo opportunities will present themselves, I rationalized.   The rain's patter lulled me to sleep in no time. 

I awoke to the alarm, and trudged to the bathroom....how I envy people who are early morning bounders and not trudgers.  As I looked out the bathroom window, I got quite the surprise--snow on the surrounding roofs.  Quelle surprise!!!!  I didn't think it was that cold last night; obviously I was wrong.  The white stuff fell some time between 4 and 8, I guess.  

Makes a lovely pattern on the tiled roofs

I must confess that I had envisioned at least one wintry day comfortably seated in my kitchen, by the window, coffee and the newspaper with me, while I looked out on the snow.  I should mention that the kitchen chair is right next to the radiator, so it's always a toasty spot.   I was feeling a little "cheated" because we'd not had any white precipitation.  Snow is pretty rare here; I know that, but it doesn't keep from wishing.

This mess is what I should be working on

So, as my friend Mo pointed out, Dame Carcas has arranged to fulfill my every wish.  I have a ton of chores to do and errands to run to get ready for company, which arrives on Tuesday, but this morning, coffee, yesterday's paper, and snow-gazing made the number one spot on the list. 

So that all my space can be this serene and orderly

 Merci, Dame Carcas!   

But instead, I will spend some time gazing out the kitchen window