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According to several long-time Santa Feans, the never-ending winter of 2009 was the coldest and snowiest they’d ever experienced. This year has starting off very differently — only one hard frost and one (very light) snowfall thus far. I certainly hope that it was the worst one I’m going to see too — when we arrived here last January, the heat in our “new” house promptly stopped working and we discovered that the water pipes had frozen (I have a very different relationship to and appreciation of water after nearly 3 weeks without it while the pipe problems got sorted out!) But this winter our new heating system is keeping us warm and the water pipes won’t be a problem either. I have a lot to be thankful for this week, especially a husband who has dealt with our move and various challenges here with humor and patience.
To celebrate the beginning of this very different winter, I’m giving away of a set of my coasters. To enter, describe what you like (or don’t like) about winter in exactly 3 lines (doesn’t have to be a haiku) in the comments below. Contest ends Monday November 29th at 7am (MT), when I’ll select a commenter at random.
Short days
Too many layers
Cold sheets
I like going out in the first snowfall.
I don’t like driving in the snow.
I like sleeping with windows open, under my down blanket.
Driving my bike through snow
Cold feet
Grey weather
Too cold
Short days
Freezing rain and wind
Too cold
Too dark
Too far away from the sun.
soft fallen snow
hearty bowls of soup by the fire
snuggled in fleece with my husband
The look on my boys’ faces
when they first come out, dragging their blankets,
on Christmas morning.
Cold nose
Cold hands
Cold toilet seat
down comforter
snow
yearly trip to california
Layers of clothes
My daughter in mittens
Winter fruits in Mexican markets (guavas, tejocotes, sugar cane, tangerines)
Afternoons of perpetual twilight followed by crystalline mornings
Cross-country skiing at Tahoe and annual Thanksgiving 10K race
Winter holiday break!
Winter kills the fungus.
So the tomatoes are healthy.
The next summer.
standing in the moonlight in the
diamond-like glitter of freshly fallen snow
peace descends like a warm and welcome blanket
the anticipation of new snow in the mountains
snuggling by the fire with my guy and his dog
clementines & satsumas in the market!
I don’t like how it gets dark earlier…
I don’t like how the change of weather gets people sick…
But I do love that it signifies the coming of Christmas and the joy of bringing family together.
I like the crisp, cold days with hazy sunshine.
I like the bright berries in the hedgerows.
I don’t like the cold damp days.
Crisp, biting air redolent with the sweet decay of fallen leaves and woodsmoke.
All things woolen.
The return of eggnog lattes.
I love the Snow that Nows a Swon
City streets turned from gray to white
No more sirens, finally a quiet night
It may be cold, but everything’s all right
-Amy
NYC winter!
Rainy and windy
The lights begin to flicker
Sigh…get the candles
–a haiku from rural Northern California
ice skates over my shoulder
walking down Elm Street
cold nose, to Kushne’s pond
hummingbirds shiver close by
brown leaves twirl overhead
cocoa steams my ruddy nose
winter night–
the taste of snow
on his lips
I love sweaters
and fireplaces
and snow!
I hate removing the ice on my car early in the morning -.-
I hate my all-the-time cold fingers 🙁
I love reading in front of the fireplace 🙂