Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Oh, how I love snow...well, not when it's 10 below zero with a wind chill of -15˚F...but when it's gentle and pretty, like this morning.

It really makes it feel like Christmas!

Awe Inspiring

First Sunday of 2008 - Kennebec River Rail Trail - Sunrise

Snowy Winter Morning

What greeted me on my way out the door this morning...

Seasons

Every winter, when the Lake freezes, it amazes me how just months earlier I was swimming here.

"Damariscotta Lake - summer and winter"

I love seeing the Lake from this wholly different perspective. Places that you could only swim to or row to, you can now walk to.

Snowmobiles, trucks and 4-wheelers replace speedboats and jetski's; walking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing replace canoes and kyaks.

And when the day finally quiets down and twilight falls, all you hear is the whisper of snow sliding across the Lake on the wind and the ominous moan and groan of the ice shifting underfoot.

I needed this weekend to come to an appreciation of winter again and not want to rush right through it to get to spring. I needed the icy wind baffling at my triple layered body in order to appreciate the warmth of the woodstove when I went inside. Walking in slow motion through snow, fighting against the wind to appreciate how it felt to slip those boots off and walk unhindered through the house. And when the heat of summer comes again, I will pull out the memories of this weekend on the ice and appreciate the feel of that summer sun, of tank tops and t-shirts and summer skirts, of sandals and the hum of bees rather than the hum of snowmobiles.

"trees and shadows"
(this will go into the file of future fabric projects, it would make a great winter wallhanging)

More pictures from this weekend's ice fishing excursion here.

Mmmmm...snow day

A little bit of this:

And a little bit of this:

Throw in a quilt, a cup of tea & a good book and that's it for me folks!

Whenever it snows and I'm at work, I think..."Oh, if I were home now, I'd just curl up in front of the woodstove with a book." And of course, on those days when I am at home and it snows, I do housework. Well not today. It's Martin Luther King Day, it's a holiday here in Maine and it's snowing, so I'm taking full advantage of this.

I've got the Chai steeping, the stove crackling, a copy of Wicked next to my chair and a quilt ready to be thrown over my lap. I'm so ready...after I catch up on some blogs!

Mother Nature's Holiday Gift

Surprise and excitement overtook me when I looked out the window this morning.

I bundled into my winter jacket, dug my winter boots out of the closet, threw on my hat and mittens, leashed the dog and stepped out into a winter wonderland!

Snow falling and drifting, covering the trees; everything silent, muffled...the world covered in a wooly blanket of white.

I've never had a dog that loved snow so much as Sadie. She raced around like a wild dog, burrowing into it, covering her whole body, changing her fur color from mostly black to all white. She then collapsed in the house with one of her new Christmas toys (she knows what Christmas is! She loves it! Sadie has her own stocking and wiggles frantically for every toy to be pulled out of it. She grabs them - one at a time - and makes a pile in the center of the room. When the stocking is empty, she sits on top of her pile and plays with the toy that is the most favorite of that minute).

Tallulah is not a fan of snow, she likes to watch it though...from inside the house, in the warmth and comfort of her kitty bed.

I hope that you get glorious winter (or summer) surprises today, too! Have a great weekend all!