“a snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky,
unbidden,
and seems like a thing of wonder.”
-susan orlean
Feb26
Tag Archives: winter
Dec28
that bit.
Dec22
the heat is on.
(similar to a typical group I saw running into target today)
just a few days to go before christmas
it’s sunny and almost 50 degrees
in the lower peninsula of michigan
out come
the shorts, the sandals, the sunglasses, the smiles
the coats stay behind
close your eyes
feels almost like summer
we are a hardy lot.
—
“heat is heat.”
Dec21
change of seasons.
change is afoot
and
winter solstice has arrived.
—
“change in all things is sweet.”
-aristotle
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image credit:
‘Origin of the Spark’ – new painting by Stephanie Law,
as featured in her ‘Conjure’ exhibition
Dec2
good scents.
sweet scents of winter
ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cut pine
full of warmth and spice
—
“An I had but one penny in the world,
thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
—Love’s Labour’s Lost, William Shakespeare
Mar8
hint.
“Hint of spring showing up in upcoming weather pattern”
above is quote from our online paper
at this point in the year
i was really hoping for something more than just a hint.
seems like a burlesque version of a weather forecast to me
all optimistic style and not much substance.
after giving examples and explaining their reasons,
the article wrapped up with:
“This isn’t a permanent pattern change to feeling like spring. After the weekend we have temperatures dropping back to feeling like winter. If you add 10 to 20 degrees on, it won’t be too cold. It might remind you of spring. Time is on your side if you need spring. Just keep hanging in there.”
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“one can never produce anything as terrible and impressive
as one can awesomely hint about.”
h. p. lovecraft
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credits: m. torregrossa, mlive
Mar1
march on.
march of the sugar plum corgis.
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december days were brief and chill,
the winds of march were wild and drear,
and, nearing and receding still,
spring never would, we thought, be here.
~arthur hugh clough (1819–1861)
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image credit: ladbible
Feb28
four walls.
when hiking in the winter woods,
we came upon this dwelling.
house, fort, cottage, hideaway, castle?
—
“home is any four walls that enclose the right person.”
-helen rowland
Feb19
wintering.
fairies wintering
—
“Frost grows on the window glass,
forming whorl patterns of lovely translucent geometry.
Breathe on the glass, and you give frost more ammunition.
Now it can build castles and cities and whole ice continents with your breath’s vapor.
In a few blinks you can almost see the winter fairies moving in . . .
But first, you hear the crackle of their wings.”
― vera nazarian, the perpetual calendar of inspiration
Feb3
a warm glow.
musician’s outdoor snowman promo –
‘playing guitars for your warmth’
tonight at the ann arbor distilling company
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“music brings a warm glow to my vision,
thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.”
– haruki murakami , author – hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world
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february, 2019 – ann arbor, michigan, use
