Today snow fell upon my home for the first time ever.
I grew up in the desert, but this afternoon I realized that my new home in Franklin, Tennessee is one of those places with frozen atmosphere water falling from the sky. The white specks dotted the air around my school, blown sideways by the wind and vanishing as soon as they hit the ground. I've seen snow before, of course. Idaho and my cousins' mountain abode in Northern California both have copious amounts of it. But in those places I was a guest who would soon return to a hometown seldom afflicted by anything more than a thin layer of frost that vanished by midmorning. Now I have to figure out how to live with this stuff. Even as I write these words, my skyporch bears a blanket of snow. It's actually quite idyllic, viewed from my heated apartment. The idyll comes with a cost, though. Walking outside has grown complicated. No longer can I simply step out my own front door. No-- I must prepare myself with many layers of soft armor to ward off the piercing cold. I visited Hillsdale College in Michigan last February. Now I am very glad I did not end up there; I would freeze to death. My fellow writer in the Iron Project, Marybeth Davis, will probably laugh when she reads this. Because of her I am forced to make this concession: snowflakes are not just frozen menaces. She visited my college this morning, and after class let out called attention to the beauty of a single snowflake. Perfectly symmetrical, with six intricate flowery points. I should get used to making such observations. I intend to settle in Tennessee for several more years at least. These bitter winters will be part of my life, and I only stand to gain more joy if I learn to see the beauty in them. At least this way I'll be better at writing inclement weather in my stories. -Zachary Holbrook
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