I Read In The New York Times Comments

How did you keep the snowflakes in your hand long enough to study them before they melted Charles, did you have cold hands, if so then, maybe you have a warm heart to compensate. Nice write. Love Ernestine

Very nice piece of work...to be 'surprised by joy' in Nature, I suppose DOES imply the Order in the Universe...though, ironically, the example you mention snarls traffic, creates DISorder on one level. Visiting my folks in St. Louis, I used to walk to their place from my midtown hotel (I didn't like staying at their place, during one period) in or after blizzards, and all they could say was 'you'll catch cold! ' (following their 'parent script') . Sort of wish we had a good snow once in awhile where I live now; but then, I also like the palm trees.