Winter is settling in like an old friend. Perhaps an unwelcome friend in my book. One that I know is coming to visit, but I just can't seem to get excited about. There I go complaining again. I swear my weak Washingtonian bones will never get used to the snow and cold here. It certainly isn't terrible, and I can't start the winter complaining, because the cold lasts around here until April. That is a lot of cold. And at least I don't have allergies in winter. There is one Huzzah!
This morning there was frost on everything. I think frost is very pretty, and I like watching the sun soak it into dew.
Photos of the week:
When I was little, I learned a little song from the Brite Music books. It went:
Playful little Jack Frost came last night
Yes that's right
Came last night
Painted all the ground a frosty white
Just last night
Playful little Jack Frost froze the air
Here and there
Everywhere
Spread a frail design of Angel's hair
Just last night
I had great images in my head of Jack Frost creeping around and frosting the windows with his icy breath. It seems that nowadays Jack Frost gets a bad rap. He is bad in Santa Claus 3. And the Fairy series that the girls enjoy has Jack Frost as the bad guy as well. I know he is said to bring winter, and I know that I was just harping about the cold, but I always liked Jack Frost. I have fond memories of him. I am sad that he has become the scape goat of winter. I mean, if you want an evil winter figure, I think the Snow Queen wins, hands down.
Love your frosty shots. Here in upstate NY winter is very long and cold too. My feet are numb from the first hard frost till about Mother's Day...and I am a native. Switching my brain over to all the inside, slower paced stuff one can do during the cold months helps me feel a bit more positive about Old Man Winter; not to mention no weeding or mowing is necessary, and not listening to kids complaining because we don't a pool "like everyone else". Picture yourself spending lazy January afternoons reading or creating something you would not have time to pursue in Summer.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with surviving.
Cheers,
Leah