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Rare Snow day! 01/10/2021

 After a grilling 2020, 2021 started out with a mixture of emotions - grim but hopeful, distant from family but long WhatsApp calls, rainy but looking forward to the sunshine in the coming days. A lot of R&R is how we started our New Years, thanks to the long weekend. We read, watched tv, cooked and slept a lot! 

Once work started, it didn't even feel very different from the past few weeks. Unfortunately a few days into the first working week, there was chaos in the DC Capitol and many State Capitols. A riot started by an infuriating and possibly out-of-work men and women wanting to display their passionate support of an incapable President.

Back to feeling uncertain and grim about the future, we were surprised by Mother Nature providing us a rare snow fall day here in Austin, TX! It was simply amazing and a great 2nd Sunday of the year where we got 3.5-4 inches of snow ! The sights were remarkable during and after the snow fall. The entire city and neighbors were thrilled, kids running around the snow and adults making snow men on the street. I couldn't believe my eyes and my son kept telling me this feels like a dream.  I'm glad he got to play in the snow both on the street and right in our backyard. Simply amazing how Mother Nature can heal us and provide so much joy in just a day!

A gentle and loving reminder from her to accept the reality, carry on with courage! Thank you Mother Nature.

Pics of our backyard! 







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