january thaw

A trinity of events came together seamlessly yesterday as the day unfolded...the Wolf Moon moving toward fullness, a powerful solar eclipse that transformed the sun and moon for several moments and, here in NH, the warm and wistful arrival of the january thaw. As I drove by the river, I could see it coming in; the water a lighter shade of blue-grey and the river energized without the icy remnants that pull at its shoreline. People seemed to smile more easily, drop their shoulders and breathe in the warmer air. Neighborhoods teemed with walkers and their dogs, foregoing hibernation and wool mittens to draw in the sun. It was a day to be present, really present, with no looking back at last week's frigid wind or forward to the next storms' snowplow song. It was a day to just "be" in the hopeful feeling of mid winter sunshine and warmth. At close of day the sky filled with scarlet pink...the last wink of sunlight washed in rose petal silk and lavender clouds.

sending peace.