Not Everyone Hates Wintertime
Winter, how do I love thee? Hmmm, Let me think about that a minute….
For all those who, like me, find lots to love about Northern winters in the U.S.A, this is a look at the holidays, the activities, and just the plain minimalist and sparkling beauty of an American Northern winter. Poems are written about the pure white snows, and harrowing tales as well. Photos and paintings depict the breathtaking landscape of snow-covered fields, waters, and architecture, and people travel long distances to participate in the winter sports that this season affords.
There is a lot to appreciate about winter.
Here are photos of my winter season, some of the fun activities people enjoy, snippets of poetry, and old fashioned art of bygone days. A potpourri of things to appreciate in a cold climate.
Photos I’ve taken of winter.
Pictures of a beautiful winter
Winter wonderland of white is what they call a winter like the one Ohio had when I took these photos.
Brrr, Snow!
Snowy garden
Trees Outline Winter
WINTER TREES
by William Carlos Williams
All the complicated details
of the attiring and
the disattiring are completed!
A liquid moon
moves gently among
the long branches.
Thus having prepared their buds
against a sure winter
the wise trees
stand sleeping in the cold.
The Bone Structure Of The Landscape
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.”
~ Andrew Wyeth
Frozen Highlights
Winter Black and White Snowy Trees Postage by ilonagarden
There are lots of custom US Postage stamps at Zazzle
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Take Great Photos Any Time Of Year
Canon Rebel is one of the best mid-range cameras. Get it with all the gear you need for beautiful photos. This is the camera that is on my wish list.
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR Camera & EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Lens with EF 75-300mm III Zoom Lens + 64GB Card + Battery + Case + Tele/Wide Lenses + Tripod KitQuoting The Coldest Season
winter vignettes
SNOW IN THE SUBURBS
Every branch big with it,
Bent every twig with it;
Every fork like a white web-foot;
Every street and pavement mute:
Some flakes have lost their way, and grope back upward, when
Meeting those meandering down they turn and descend again.
The palings are glued together like a wall,
And there is no waft of wind with the fleecy fall.
A sparrow enters the tree,
Whereon immediately
A snow-lump thrice his own slight size
Descends on him and showers his head and eyes,
And overturns him,
And near inurns him,
And lights on a nether twig, when its brush
Starts off a volley of other lodging lumps with a rush.
The steps are a blanched slope,
Up which, with feeble hope,
A black cat comes, wide-eyed and thin;
And we take him in.
~ Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet
FROM A WINTER’S TALE
It is a winter’s tale
That the snow blind twilight ferries over the lakes
And floating fields from the farm in the cup of the vales,
Gliding windless through the hand folded flakes,
The pale breath of cattle at the stealthy sail,
And the stars falling cold,
And the smell of hay in the snow, and the far owl
Warning among the folds, and the frozen hold
Flocked with the sheep white smoke of the farm house cowl
In the river wended vales where the tale was told.
~ Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Snowy Scenes
winter collage
Oldtime Swedish Farm
Available at Zazzle
Artists Were Fascinated With Scenes Of Snow
Slippers Of Snow
Winter came down to our home one night
Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow,
And we, we were children once again.
~Bill Morgan, Jr.
Old Fashioned Tasks Of Bygone Days
Winter Entertainment
Winter can be fun. Loads of activities make use of the snow: skiing, sledding, and snowboarding.
The quiet, the beauty, can be enjoyed.
Children love to make snowmen.
Sometimes just the cozy activities within a house- putting together a puzzle on a chilly night- are what we love about this time of year. What do you do to enjoy winter?
Winter Sport: Cross Country Skiing
Go Cross Country Skiing
What I like about cross country skiing is the way you can enjoy the landscape, much like hiking, only faster and with a little more challenge to your physical abilities. There is a quietness in winter that cross country skiing takes full advantage of, and perhaps you, like one time for me, will glimpse a flock of bluebirds in early March coming home to their Northern nesting territories.
It is quite a different sort of thrill compared to downhill skiing.
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‘I Love Winter’ Zazzle Category
Yes, winter inspires me
I have a Zazzle category for winter subjects and scenes. Go there now to find all your sticker, poster, and custom needs. Dedicate a room to the minimalist color and design that this season brings- at least for a quarter of the year!
Winter Sports
Perfect Puzzle for Long Winter Nights
Every winter my family puts together puzzles. Especially on Christmas Eve, as we wait to finish up the final preparations and dissipate the excitement before bed.
A fun puzzle with a winter picture is just the thing for a cold winter night. Warm up some hot chocolate, a few snacks and it will be a great memory of good times.- Winter Garden Chores
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