snow

It is one of the great wonders to me why many  people who live in New England don’t like the snow.DSC_0003

I get that it certainly disrupts the regular hum of life, but so do many other things that do not leave such beauty in their wake.DSC_0007

I get that it is accompanied by cold temperatures, but most of us are lucky to watch it from warm snuggly homes and even better yet , in front of a roaring fire.IMG_20160123_153130049DSC_0025

I get that shoveling is hard work, but personally I relish getting my cardio outside instead of on a treadmill, you can’t beat the views.DSC_0019

Maybe it is because I garden that I love the snow.  Seeing the splendor of the winter garden with all its exposed shapes and forms and knowing the plants are all asleep for a time giving me a chance to take it all in without feeling compelled to work.DSC_0024

DSC_0013Maybe it is because I knit that I look forward to winter. During a cold snap I will happily curl up at night with squishy wool and needles and make something usefulIMG_20160208_205918

Maybe it’s because these guys love it so much that I can’t help but be compelled to share their  delight .DSC_0003 (2) DSC_0020

We ventured out to the Clark Art Institute last weekend and I came home with this postcard of Camille Pissaro’s ” Piette’s House at Montfoucault” to put on the bulletin board above my desk . We have had less snow than normal this year and I missed the white winter landscape of  January February.DSC_0027

On the way we drove through some amazing scenery in the western and mountainous part of our state. We did not stop to take pictures  except for one…..IMG_20160130_160050138_HDR

seems the ultimate irony  to live in a place called Florida  that looks like this , although honestly it is the only Florida i would ever consider living in.