I Like Winter???
I like winter. I really do. Mostly. I like cocooning at home, hunkering down in my office and writing. I like walking in the snow and cold (so long as it isn’t too cold and that’s relative. What was too … Continue reading →
Category Archives: winter
Winter! Wow!
It’s been a brutal Feb. and it continues into March. The weather people are saying it was the 4th coldest Feb. on record. What? Wait. You mean there were three colder Feb.? Brr. Many days it’s been too cold to … Continue reading →
SNOW–LOVE IT OR HATE IT?
I love snow. I love how it creates a white canvas and then like an invisible hand is finger painting, it is pulled into drifts in the corners, dribbled on the evergreen trees and dotted on every fence post. I … Continue reading →
The Never-Ending Story….
The never-ending story of Winter. There are things I enjoy about winter. The snow covers the dust of the previous summer and fall. It sculpts interesting shapes of the landscape. Noise is muffled. It’s a good reason to cocoon in … Continue reading →
ENJOYING A PATTERN
It’s winter. There is a serious lack of color so my eyes seek patterns like those below. Of course it doesn’t hurt that those were taken in Hawaii. Which is where I should be when the deepfreeze hits Alberta. Just … Continue reading →
Winter–What’s Not To Like?
I confess to having a love-hate relationship with winter. I like walking in the cold. But bitter cold? Not so much. To walk at -40 degrees is just plain silly. I like walking in falling snow. But wind-driven snow pellets? … Continue reading →
WINTER’S CALL
What strange weather. A cold, wet October and yes, there was snow. Thank goodness it didn’t stay. Then an unseasonably warm November that saw the farmers working long hours to get their crops harvested. And now we have December. And … Continue reading →
WINTER BLESSINGS
Hello. I’m back. Between Christmas and a fried mother board in my computer, I’ve been absent a few weeks. Christmas was fun and full of activity. It’s over and I can hunker down…cocoon in. It’s what I like best about … Continue reading →
MARCH MADNESS
This is the weather where my friend is holidaying. Sunny, warm, no snow. This is where I am. Snow and bitter cold. You can’t see the cold but trust me, you don’t want to. … Continue reading →
THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT SNOW…
Yesterday we had scattered snow flurries. We’ve had enough snow already. But I confess there is something I like about it. I like walking in falling snow. Gently falling snow dusting my clothes, quietly sliding from my face. The world … Continue reading →