Posted by January 09, 2021 As I type out this article, I can’t stop thinking about my drive to work today. After days of clouds, ice, snow, and more clouds, the sun shone brightly as it crept over the eastern horizon. As sunbeams edged further across the landscape the trees became illuminated with a rainbow of light. It was spectacular! Yet, as beautiful a sight to behold, a thought crept into my head, “Would I still find this beautiful if ice adorned trees every day?” Perhaps the true feeling of beauty is the swiftness of it all. Just yesterday these trees were stark white silhouettes in a cloud heavy sky. Today only mere moments of light refracting within the canopy of trees will soon lead to the ice melting as temperatures climb with the rising sun. As I write, and certainly by the time you read this, the tree limbs will have shed their icy burden. The landscape will have changed.