I Wish I Liked Winter More Than I Do
We have had a LOT of big snowstorms this winter, and sometimes it has snowed continuously for several days… leaving us with a tremendous amount of snow. There is no such thing as snow removal here, and when the plows go through, the snow just gets pushed to the sides of the roads. These photographs were taken several weeks ago when the snow banks were only about four-and-a-half feet high. Now the snow banks are so high you can’t see over them, and the roads feel almost like tunnels. Shoveled paths are the same… there simply is no place left to put the snow except up!
It has been cold here too, with supposedly record low temperatures for days at a time. The roads and paths are icy because the original layers of ice from the December ice storm never get a chance to melt. The road crew puts sand and salt on the roads… we put wood ashes on the paths… but they’re both still dangerously slippery.
I keep reminding myself that we have also had day after day of bright sunshine, and how beautiful all that deep snow is against the background of a vivid blue sky. I need the reminders because the snow and the cold will be with us for at least another two months.
I wish I liked winter more than I do.
Comments
Comment by Roger Hyttinen:
Boy, I could really relate to this post! I have tried to “make friends” with the winter for many years now with little success. I have often looked outside after a fresh snowfall and tried to convince myself how beautiful it was. But what it boils down to is: I just don’t like winter (this winter was especially difficult as it has been an extremely frigid January).
Comment by Kendra Taylor:
I can *SO* identify with this! We don’t have as much snow as you do but I am totally tired of winter and being cold. Another great post btw.
Comment by Steve:
I don’t ski, I don’t snowboard, I don’t snowmobile. So WHAT am I doing living in snow country? I wish I knew the answer but like you I’ve had enough of winter this year. I don’t like it either.
Comment by Jo:
These last weeks of winter seem to drag and as much as I like the change of seasons, I’m ready for Spring!
In order to fill the gap between now and the time I can go out into the garden, I am ordering seeds and starting them indoors under 4 foot shop lights with grow light bulbs. I use Pro Mix soil-less so I don’t get damping off problems.
And the bright lights and green seedlings give me hope and a positive feeling that Spring will be here, then Summer. And we all will be complaining of the heat.
Comment by T:
I can relate to the snow because I reside in MN and quite a bit of the white stuff falls during the winter months. If you dress warm enough and find an outdoor activity to enjoy the winter months it can be quite beautiful…especially in the woods on a cross country ski trail or snowshoeing.
The most beautiful winters are when dense snow hangs on the trees in large clumps and really whitens up the place.
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