It has accumulated on the property. Sleet. Sparkling like diamonds in the rough. I said to members 19 and 43 - we will be riding on that soon. They are especially fired up this year to ride and ski.
Their training is almost complete.
Why does snow make me so happy. I offer a poem.
Multi-faceted Crystaline structure Simple geometery Two dimensional Tiny, frail
But put two together and something happens They interlock Strength grows exponentially Offering more than the sum of their parts separately True synergy
Mother Earth sets the stage Some of the seventy-five percent rebel Embracing the cold They turn, same, yet different than the rest Proudly they blanket
It makes an annual apprearance Then retreats to the poles Homebase, with base miles deep You can visit on moutain tops Where the world below takes refuge
Just like the ocean calls us Just like the rain replenishes us We are also made of the stuff No wonder we are attracted It is within us when conditions are right