from last week

Now raindrops fall, and fall and fall, on places snowflakes had been.  Storms rinse the sky and the streets, while a bright pink sun dips behind the hills, setting houses and trees on fire.  The boys love the way the world disappears when it snows so much, but we're all ready to close the book on winter.  Soon a new blue roof will hang over the state, and we'll be able to spend even more time outside.