Epiphany

Looks like yesterday would have been the day to ice skate.  Almost a perfect glassy surface.

Today the snow surprised us at daybreak, just a dusting to an inch predicted.

But it is enough to hide the cracks and divots in the ice beneath.

Last night I thought of the Path of Fire and Light, today the thoughts are of sitting in front of the Lighted Fire.  Today is a celebration of the Day of the Light, the lightbulb, the Magi, the manifestation of spirit in physical form, the sudden realization after hard labor; The Epiphany.  The chemical structure of the benzene ring was said to be a fireside epiphany to the scientist, Kekule, in the form of the Worm Ouroboros, a snake swallowing its own tail.  My fireside reveries will probably be romance novels and Dr. Zhivago in winter.