11 January 2011

Deepest Winter

 
The dark and cold of January is most difficult at the mornings and evenings. When dusk comes at late afternoon. At our house we have a recurring, never fruitful discussion about possibly going south for a vacation in January.

There is a good book, Frederick, by Leo Lionni, in which a lazy mouse, instead of gathering food, gathers summer memories. Then in the depth of winter he releases these memories to warm his friends. For some reason kids especially enjoy winter themed books.

I find that memories of hot summers don't do much for me this time of year, except increase the longing for winter to end. Better to accept the pleasures of winter: beautiful quiet snow, hot cocoa, soup and warm bread, clothes warm out of the dryer, candle light, reading books under covers or finding camaraderie in a warm watering hole:
 

4 comments:

Dave said...

The South is closed due to a bad winter storm that began Sunday.

WestEnder said...

Oh boy... hanging out at the 1132 is as sure a sign of seasonal affective disorder as there is...

CityKin said...

those warm lights are like a beacon calling through the falling snow at 5am, time for a warm beer.

Anonymous said...

Two beautiful photos, they almost look like they are black and white photos.