Nashville Arts Magazine

The White Stuff | A Snow Covered World

Overnight, the skies have sifted powdered sugar over sleeping houses—the world has become a delicate confection. Leaves are crystal-coated gumdrops, and in the sunlight fields glow white like soft cream. The first snow of the season—sometimes the only snow of the season—transports us directly to childhood’s miraculous gate.

Someone shakes the tiny snow globe of the earth. The atmosphere whirls and glimmers in response. Snowflakes tumble, cascade, fall on the fingertips of eager, outstretched hands or stick to the lashes of dancing wide eyes. Catch them on your tongue. Dust them from your coat, and hurry on.

Make me a snow angel. Throw me a snowball. Build the tallest snow fort on your street. This month we celebrate snow. We conjure it up from memories of winters past. For December, Nashville Arts Magazine asked some of our favorite photographers to share their images of the white stuff. So let us take you down memory lane. Let your imagination sink and slosh over these pages. Let go of your winter worries. In short, let it snow!