silence of the snow

As much as I hate winter, there is something so lovely about the silence created by the snow. There is almost a feeling of a warm enclosure that happens at night when I am out in the snow covered yard. The dark navy sky, the glow of the alley lights, the soft rustle of the pine trees, and the silence. The silence is so addictive. I want to breath it in and keep it in my heart forever, only to bring it out during times of chaos and then store it safely away in my heart until the need is there again.
If only it didn't have to be so cold!