January 6, 2016

  • Winter

    Anybody who really knows me knows how much I dislike winter.

    I hate being cold.

    I hate being cold AND wet.

    I hate wearing layers of clothing and outerwear.

     

    2.13 cold

     

    I hate snow.

    I really, really hate ice.

    I hate wrestling my feet into and out of boots.

    I hate waking up before sunrise.

    I hate eating supper after nightfall.

    I hate having to defrost my van.

    I hate driving on slick, sloppy roads.

    I hate needing to wash road salt off my van, but it’s too cold.

    I hate living in a monochrome world. Trees, roads, yards, vehicles – everything is gray or white or brown… usually a filthy combination of all three.

     

    #14 Refuse

     

    I could go on and on, but you get the idea. There is NOTHING about winter that I like.

    Well, that’s not exactly true. I thought it was true for many long, miserable winters, but then I started looking for things that I like about winter, and it wasn’t long before I began to find things I love about winter.

    I love when there’s fog over the snow.

     

    Hess Lake fog

     

    I love to relax with a cup of my special blend of hot chocolate on a cold morning.

    I love when Lake Michigan is frozen all the way to the horizon.

     

    frozen lake-001

     

    I love to wear my cuddly, soft fleece robe.

    I love how the setting sun causes reflections in the snow.

     

    DSC08141

     

    I love being able to tramp through knee-high snow in my Bogs boots and not having wet socks when I take them off.

    I love being able to see even on a moonless night because of the brightness of the snow.

     

    DSC06857

     

    I love having the opportunity to see the colors of sunrise, even though I’m not a morning person.

    I love standing outside at midnight and it’s so incredibly still I can actually hear the snowflakes hit the ground.

    I love the beautiful ice sculptures nature forms on our local lighthouse.

     

    1.13 lighthouse

     

    1.13 outer light

     

    I find it comforting that I can find so many things to love in something I don’t like at all. It gives me hope, even when the world is cold and dark.

     

Comments (4)

  • I love this post, Vi. As I grew up, I hated winter -- the dark, the cold (even in CA, where 40 degrees is cold), the wet, etc. Now, after 5 years without a real winter, it's good to see the wind and rain, and to feel those cooler temps! I'm glad you see the good things in winter, even if you hate winter!

  • I was going to suggest you move down here, but I know that's probably never going to happen, so it's good to see you found a way to find positives in what you used to consider negative.

  • Ah! It sounds like you have found the silver lining to winter. I however, have no lighthouse, frozen lake, or bog boots. Right now I'm thankful for my portable ceramic heater since Sparky is reluctant to turn the heat up above 65 degrees!

  • such beautiful winter photos! Just loved them ~

Comments are closed.

Post a Comment