Busy Night

[poliphilo]

I woke in the night and there seemed to be more light than usual coming in through the window, so I looked out and we had snow- a complete covering of snow. Isn't it magical how it can fall for hours and you don't hear a thing? I went back to bed and found myself trying to remember the words of "O Little Town of Bethlehem"- a hymn which doesn't actually mention snow but seems to imply it.   "Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by." That's a snowscape surely!  "How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given." Can't you just see it drifting down?

Later I was woken by Sameena next door shouting at the baby. He cries a lot and she was reproaching him for keeping her awake.  "That won't work" I thought, but apparently it did, because we didn't hear another sound.

Well, not from him- but the rabbits have been moving furniture all night long and are still at it this morning. I tidied their room yesterday and they've been getting it back the way they want it. 

The snow's still falling by fits and starts. Maybe I'll go out later with the camera and shoot some Christmassy views.

Comments

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Funny you should make that connection. As a child I always had the same mind-picture when we sang Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. I suspect that Philips Brooks who was an Episcopalian minister (that's C of E to you) and was brought up in Boston near where I grew up had much the same image in his mind when he wrote it. I remember walking home from church on Christmas Eve my boots crunching in the snow and the sky full of stars. We used to have proper winters in those days.

I'd love to see your snow photos. Here we are having a mini-hurricane - violent winds and slashing rain.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't remember when we last had a white Christmas. They've been very rare in my lifetime. Maybe things were different in the 19th century.

Do you still have them?

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

We haven't had a white Christmas here on Saaremaa for 3 -4 years now. We do get snow but usually not until later in January. This year we are not - yet - even getting that.

[margaretarts.livejournal.com]

My family and I happened to have our family reunion in London in 2000, and it snowed that Christmas Day. It was lovely crunching around in the park, with the children half-theatrically calling up to all the buildings that morning, "Happy Christmas, everyone!"

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's how it should be!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

According to one report about solar activity, we may have some white Christmases pretty soon if the trend continues. I posted a link in my LJ.

Meant to add a non sequitur. I'm wondering whether Ailz had success in starting a jade plant from that leaf I sent. I'm tracking the jade diaspora in a desultory fashion.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw that report. So does it mean we're going to get a mini-ice age after all?

Ah the jade plant. Sorry, I've been meaning to answer your post- but I had to ask Ailz first because I never know which plant is which. She says the jade plant is flourishing and that it flowered just before Christmas.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I'm going to send you back to Ailz for a clarification here! I sent her three or perhaps four Christmas cactus leaves, and those are what I'd expect her to say flowered just before Christmas.

The jade plant leaf (very fleshy, no lobes) was an afterthought.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I went back.

"Oh, you mean the jade plant" she said. And pointed it out.

It's doing fine. I'll post a picture....