Taking time to appreciate nature

In the spirit of trying to enjoy the little things in life, to appreciate the beauty of nature, to live in the moment, I decided to stay outside for a while after I finished snowblowing and shoveling yesterday. I had on my noise-canceling headphones, as I usually do when using the snowblower. I was listening to a mix, and it wasn't done yet, so I figured I'd just put myself down in a snowbank (there are plenty to choose from) and look up at the trees and the sky for a couple more songs.

Plop, into the snowbank, forming a nice, comfortable indentation. I leaned back, looked up, and was warm and comfortable (because in Minnesota, we have plenty of cold-weather gear. If we want to be warm, we can be warm) despite the fact that the temperature was 13 F and the wind was blowing at about 20 MPH.

I was rewarded with a tranquil view and some great music.

"Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO. Wonderful.
"New York, New York" by Sinatra. Ahhh.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. Glorious.

That's enough, I figured. It was time to go inside and get dinner ready, so I got up.

And discovered my noise-canceling headphones had broken. The left earpiece was only hanging by the wire.

Sigh.

I tried to enjoy this weather. I really did.

I just did it wrong.