The day before had been rain. Nothing but rain all the day long. Through the night I could hear the rain begin to freeze and the slishing sound of freezing rain filled my dreams. We woke up to a crystalline world with every branch and leaf coated with a thin layer of clear ice. Then set in the snow. In no time at all the grey glassine world was transformed to white. We spent the morning watching brilliant flakes blow off the roof in eddys and swirls. Then the call came, "No work tomorrow". Ah, Freedom! Let's go play!