seasons.
Photo credit: Erika Todd Earlier in the week, we checked the weather report and laughed. "Snow on Friday? It's October! What's going on?" After three days of non-stop rain, we woke up on Friday to a bright, sunny day, the snow falling steadily. A classic scene of winter in New England, except it was the day before Halloween, not the day before Christmas. I smiled, loving the beauty and the quiet, and yet knowing what the reactions would be all around me. People would complain and throw up their hands, as they love to do when the weather is surprising; others would complain about the snow because that's always their reaction to snow; my family in Florida would feel sorry for us and send pictures of their much warmer day. And yet, I was happy. Yes, this was unseasonably cold. Yes, it was crazy to have this much snow in our yard before Halloween. Yes, this seemed somehow unsurprising since 2020 has been one shock after another. But I had the best day. I played in th...