Quote of the Day - 12/25/2011

Because the gods are baking winter cakes

Powered sugar sifts over the yard

In slow motion, hushed as thought.

Bare trees resemble sticks of cinnamon.

-        Diane Ackerman in I Praise My Destroyer: Poems (Vintage)

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The quote of the day is a snippet from a poem - a word picture of an idealized Christmas morning.

Not many of us actually achieve that ideal but it is nice to think about all the same. Powered sugar snows never cause traffic problems so their beauty on the grass and bushes can be easily appreciated as an essential of the season. Of course the bare trees that resemble cinnamon sticks may happen almost every year. Thinking about them that way reminds me how much a associate the smell of cinnamon with winter holiday cooking.

What if you don’t live in a place that any of this is in the scene from your window today? Just imagine….or embrace the beauty of the scene you have. This is a day to enjoy…be present for it.