I’ve been away from here for quite a long time, haven’t I? And now here we are in the depths of winter. We had an amazing and quite beautiful snow…
Well, not many anyway. On the left we have March 2012; on the right, March 2014. Click on the photos to see them bigger. What kind of nutty hamster wheel…
Let’s hope the old saw is true and he will go out like a lamb. Here’s how things looked in the garden this morning. What is incredibly astonishing is that…
I was there. You can see others’ selfies here.
Lots of people complain about the winter. I suppose that I used to be one of them (though if I lived in Minnesota or Maine, I might still be). But…
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER Lyrics by Christina Rosetti In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on…
I am beginning to think we have fallen under the spell of the White Witch. Anybody seen a lamppost in the woods lately? Here is the scene at the garden…
For everybody who is whining about the cold, here is some food for thought: “Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” ~Pietro Aretino ‘Nuff said.
“Winter is nature’s way of saying, ‘Up yours.’” ~Robert Byrne
O winter! Ruler of the inverted year, I crown thee king of intimate delights, fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, and all the comforts that the lowly roof of undisturb’d retirement, and…
