The new year sidled in with the promise of delicately laced trees and downy blankets of snow which would quiet and comfort the landscape.  It is both beautiful and treacherous. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not outweigh the…

The new year sidled in upon the snowy shoulders of our first winter storm.  Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape.  It was, at once, beautiful and treacherous. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the…