Snow

Getting to the office early often has its rewards: 

sometimes I miss the worst of the weather.

All was quiet for the first hour yesterday. 

Snow was predicted, and had just begun to fall in tiny flakes 

as I walked through the Loop before 7:00 

on my way from the train to the office.

An hour or so later, 

I looked up from my desk to see a window of huge, white swirling flakes 

against gray skies and neighboring buildings.

The rooftop garden on the new building next door

was getting a frosting.

Even our solar pope stopped waving to marvel at the sight.

Happy New Year to all!