Todays

Today has begun.  It’s still dark outside; the first light of sunrise will come when it’s ready.  My mug of sipping-hot coffee in hand, I am curled up in my comfy chair where I can keep an eye on the south bank of windows. As with the rest of the house, there are no curtains or blinds to hinder my view. There’s nothing to see yet, unless you count the reflection. Everything in the living room and kitchen, including me sitting in my chair, seem to be hovering just outside the windows. The reflections will slowly fade as first light begins to illuminate what my windows will reveal, a reward for my patience. Even now, dark forms have evolved into fir trees with snow-laden branches. The whirls of snow validate the weather forecast for today. The snow has begun to accumulate.   As I grow older, I am increasingly aware that…