"Well that is my happy scene for the day," I sighed, glancing behind me for cars.  Not a whisper.  I smiled to my companion, raising my mittened hands to my smile.

"Oh, the sunshine touches your face just so," she said, the light shining from her eyes.

"Oh, there is so much gladness in the sun, peeking from around the trees.  And from a bend in the road!  And there's snow, so the light is bouncing all around us!  So much gladness!  And hope, and promise."

Shuffling back to the car, we climbed in, and guess where we drove?

photo by missy prince.