I’ve never tried the cup of water trick!
I’ll have to see if it’s cold enough for that today.
You’re right about the snow - it takes on an extra crunchiness.
And that crushed diamonds bounce-lit by the sun -
Then there's the nights after it's snowed - then a bit of rain that freezes to form a crust - makes living paintings at night, with the soft orange glow of the lights spilling out of farmhouse windows and flowing across the mirror-fields