Where I live we generally expect to have a white Christmas. Though we may not appreciate a dumping of snow at other times of year, there’s something about gently falling flakes blanketing our world in a crisp monochromatic palette that is a thing of beauty. As evening falls, lights from decorations twinkle and dance off the sparkling landscape magically transforming the mundane into a Thomas Kincade painting.
Of course with Santa not the only one who needs to travel over the holidays, I’m always a little cautious when I think of having a white Christmas. What’s pretty lying on an urban landscape can be perilous on the road.
However, it’s not unheard of for us to experience the green version of the holiday, and as I write this I am looking out the window at green grass. Having checked a long-term weather forecast this morning there seems a probability exists that Santa will not have to worry about too much snow for making his rounds this year. A light sprinkling for Christmas would be nice. Perhaps these clipart collections of people and snow will provide a little incentive to Mother Nature:
