I am convinced that the joy and surprise of waking to a silent,fresh , white new world does something to the mind. for those of us with a 'heads down' life it makes one stop and stare for a second or two and yes, ........ maybe play.
To my thinking, an unfamiliar view from our windows can have the effect of turning the mind through 90 degrees so that faces seem changed.
Here's to old fashioned winters