Storm Day Dawning

I am sitting on the bed, with the only light coming from the screen on the laptop and the muted tones trickling through the windows, the light gradually changing from lavender to pink to white. The wind is howling, and the radio is reciting a litany of cancellations, starting with the schools.

There were no classes scheduled at my school today, due to the turnaround days between semesters, so I wasn't expecting to go in. I'm sitting here on the bed with the cats, watching as the details of my bedroom become visible, and feeling immensely grateful all the way down to the tips of my toes that I don't have to go out there today.

Snow and ice pellets and wind ... oh my.