Snow Globes

A ritual I have with the little ones.

When we get one of those really pretty snowfalls
where the flakes are big and fluffy
and float around on their descend to earth,

we stand in front of the bay window
and put our hands out in front of us
making a round shape with our fingers and thumb.

This is our snow globe.

We shake the globe as we move it around,
then stop by framing in something from the background.

We take turns looking into each others snow globes to see what they contain.