Acclimate to Winter
Most years, I dread January – cold, sleet, ice, and heavy grey skies. But not this year.
Because winter started in earnest last November, I am already acclimated to the cold. I’ve slipped on the ice (once) and shoveled snow...
Tag: winter
Winter Frost
The drive to work this morning was magical. There was a light fog that put everything in a soft-focus. Plus, vegetation was glistening with a delicate layer of hoar frost.
Hoar frost occurs when a winter fog coats...
Happy Winter Solstice
It’s Party Time!
We may be under the threat of a Winter Storm Watch, but today we celebrate the longest night of the year, and tomorrow we know that there will be a little bit more daylight every day until the Summer...
February is National Bird-Feeding month!
I’ve been watching the little dark-eyed juncos at the bird feeder today. They keep hopping onto the tube feeder and then quickly off. I did some reading, and found that they are ground feeding birds, so would really rather...
What does the warm winter mean?
In December 2010, I wrote an article about the coming of winter – “Slow down and take a cue from nature”
In it, I discussed the fact that in this part of the world, nature takes a break in the winter, and...
Slow down, take a cue from nature!
As I look around this time of year – leaves off the trees, flowers now brown, insects and other small creatures hidden away – I can’t help but think of the wisdom of Nature.
Months ago, as the amount of daylight...