Snow

  • A Little Winter Sunset Stroll

    A fiery ember sinks low in the sky. If you listen closely, you might hear the faint sizzle as it melts into the snow, painting the world in golden twilight and the soft glow of a winter night.~ Unknown After… Continue reading

    A Little Winter Sunset Stroll
  • February Musings…

    If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.~ Anne Bradstreet February—the bridge between winter and spring. I always welcome February because its… Continue reading

    February Musings…
  • Golden Hour, Frozen River…

    There’s a certain slant of light, winter afternoons—that oppresses, like the heft of cathedral tunes…~ Emily Dickenson It’s been a rough couple of days…But sometimes a bit of time spent by my Hudson River during the golden hour is a… Continue reading

    Golden Hour, Frozen River…
  • The Calm Between Storms

    There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.~ Willa Cather As one storm clears, another begins to gather. The quiet in between. Continue reading

    The Calm Between Storms
  • January Musings…

    In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak mid-winter, long ago.~ Christina Rossetti, 1872 January. Is it still January?… Continue reading

    January Musings…
  • The Magic of a Snowfall…

    I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person.~ Sylvia Plath I have a love/hate relationship with winter – the darkness, the bleak pallor it casts over the landscape, the cold… Continue reading

    The Magic of a Snowfall…
  • Christmas Traditions, History & Fun Facts

    Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.~ Washington Irving Christmas BellsI heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf… Continue reading

    Christmas Traditions, History & Fun Facts
  • December Snow

    Dust of Snow The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued.~ Robert Frost It finally snowed here in my little… Continue reading

    December Snow
  • December Musings…

    December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.~Fennel Hudson There’s so much seasonal change at the end of the year. From September to December we move from the last… Continue reading

    December Musings…
  • The Snow That Wasn’t & Off-Beat December Celebration Days.

    Our first measurable snowfall of the season was heavily hyped up over the last several days. Luke and I were excited – he because it might mean a day off from school and me because…I like snow! My ancestry is… Continue reading

    The Snow That Wasn’t & Off-Beat December Celebration Days.