reasons to love winter

we had a little dusting of snow here on saturday night.  the kind of snow that's still covering the grass and the roof on sunday morning, but the driveway and the roads are clear.  the sweet, delicate kind of snow; perfect for an early december evening.

i've been watching martha's reasons to love winter pool and waiting, waiting, waiting to find my own image to add to the group.  there it was, this afternoon, on the back porch in the bitter cold and wind; a bit of snow left on the railing.  

in the meantime, i've found plenty of reasons to love winter that are not photographable.  a few to share:

* getting lost for far too long over here.  (found via simply photo.)

* early morning walks in the kind of cold air that leaves my lungs feeling clear for hours afterward.

* i can't get enough of photos of frost and ice.

* knowing that the days will begin to get longer again in two short weeks.

* hot cocoa made with soy milk.

* breaking out the hanukkah box and enjoying the goodies inside.

* feeling grateful to be cozy and warm inside my home on these coldest of days.

* watching beautiful trees pop up around the neighborhood.

* the smells of cinnamon and evergreen as i walk into and out of the market.

and there is so much more.  looking around for these little reasons really does help me to remember that i do love winter.  i hope you're enjoying the season too.  and that you're warm, wherever you are.

(ps. in case you're interested, my painting portfolio is now on flickr.)

Comments

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oooh, lovely photo, emily. and too, the thoughts about winter. as you know we're already in the thick of it... there's plenty of ice happening around here - i'd love for you to come visit so that you can take some of your own photos!

[Sarah Jackson]

sigh. I so want one of your paintings. I wish I had something worthy of a trade.

Winter here means I finally turned on the heater last night. Oh, and the lemons are nearly ripe. And I get to wear sweaters! Yay sweaters!

[erin]

love love love that i can look through your portfolio! yay snow!

[Grace]

Dear Winter,
I love you most of all.
love, Grace

[Tracy]

what a nice list. It's making me think of the good things right now too. Thanks for that. :)

[ani]

thanks for the reminder to check out the gourmet cookies online! i'm still looking for the 'perfect' cookie to make this weekend.

cold weather is starting come in 'round here. snow is expected this weekend. i can't wait. :) looks like the fire will be going most of the weekend.

[Sam]

We're in full Summer in Sydney so it sounds very romantic and exotic what you describe here. A lovely list - it makes me want to migrate north!

[Sarah S.]

I am loving your paintings! I wish I could paint. I have never tried. Ithink imight just have too!

We had the same snow. It was really pretty.

[amisha]

i had such a good time browsing through your portfolio on flickr, emily. and thinking about your list... i never thought i could love winter before last year, and i realize that i really, really do. this photo is one of the many reasons :) i have been loving martha's flickr group too. xox
ps it feels funny to be writing this from florida :) but i've got a giant bowl of florida tangelos in the next room, and that's a reason to love winter too.