To me, a night like tonight is a perfect winter night. Such nights are rare enough in winters when much snow falls. They are rarer still on mild winters, such as the one we’ve had to endure so far in 2012.
The snow falling is thick and wet, but more importantly, there is no wind, so it falls gently.
It’s the kind of snow that sticks easily to tree branches and fence posts, but more importantly, tomorrow we are likely to see some nice snowmen around town.
We need more nights — and days — like this before spring arrives.