Brew me a cup for a winter's night. For the wind howls loud and the furies fight; Spice it with love and stir it with care, And I'll toast our bright eyes, my sweetheart fair. ~Minna Thomas Antrim
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. ~Andrew Wyeth
Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours."
~Robert Byrne
The forecast calls for snow tonight and all day tomorrow, coupled with high winds. Our neighbors to the north are in for more of it than we are. And I think many people are feeling the same way as Mr. Byrne does!
Until tomorrow, my friends . . .
Photo by my husband, taken with a Nikon D80 and a Quantaray 70-300mm lens.
winds here too, even if not quite so cold. i saw the beginning of blooming trees here today
ReplyDeleteIt's been snowing here all day - beautiful, fluffy, huge flakes. Tree branches are beautiful and evergreens are bending under the weight...spring cannot be far away!
ReplyDeleteI hear you're getting 18 feet! Well, so I exaggerate...but not by much!
ReplyDeleteStay warm, my friend!
xoabb
Perfect post for the weather...
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with Mr Byrne.
I love your blog.
regards,
glenda@serendipitycottage
Annie is a nut. Hope you are all stocked up!
ReplyDeleteI feel for you all in the east.....we've gotten hit hard with rain this year in California, but don't have to deal with mounds of snow...thankfully! Hope spring emerges soon for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm done with winter and have to agree with Mr. Byrne! Hope you don't get too much snow!
ReplyDeleteKat :)
LOL...here I was all wrapped up in the warmth of those quotes...then BAG...That was funny (not that you are getting more snow) we are too...I don't even expect spring til at least April and even then it's iffy! :D
ReplyDeleteAs you probably already know, it's humid and cloudy here. Been trying to rain all day. Perfect weather for cutting up a beast (we had a visit from a very nice butcher!).
ReplyDeleteI don't envy you your blizzards - although it would have saved on coldroom costs for our chore today!
:-)
BB
We missed it this time in Richmond, VA. Thank goodness! I woke up this morning and creeped to the window and sighed a long deep happy sigh. I love Winter and more so Fall- but after this one Spring can't get here fast enough!
ReplyDeleteThank you again for what you did and sending all these lovely, wonderful ladies over to my blog. I am so enjoying visiting their places and "meeting" new friends.
Have an awesome day!
xo,
Kim
I was just thinking, right now I'm with Robert Byrne. Ha!
ReplyDeleteWe had rain all day yesterday and today we're supposed to get another 3"-6"! My husband is freaking about water coming in the house even though he just installed a drainage system around the whole perimeter a few years ago.
In northern NH they're getting hit with big time snow. What a weird winter this is.
Yeah, we are finally supposed to cash in on some of the snow storms that have been hitting the east coast. They are saying 4-8 inches here, but I'm not going to lie... I am secretly (or not-so secretly) hoping to get pounded with the beautiful white stuff! :)
ReplyDeletewe got nothing but rain... boooo I wanted some more snow.
ReplyDeleteMay you stay safe and warm and with the power on!
ReplyDeleteI send you some spring air, hopefully enough the melt the snow at impact,
hugs,
Merisi
I can appreciate Mr. Wyeth's expression. I am a landscape person, it's a metaphor for me for so many things. It isn't that I like the "dead" time, but that things hidden in the summer are revealed, and the full beauty of the land can be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteStay warm. We are cold and windy in TN as well, with flurries most of yesterday (no accumulation). The inconvenience of snow is indeed a pain, but I never tire of its beauty.
It's still colder than normal here in the south, but the sun is shining!!
ReplyDeleteI heard there was more snow in store for some of the States. I'm so sorry.
ReplyDeleteWe had a dusting of snow on Tuesday night. The last time MS got 2 snows in February? NEVER, according to our news people. 3 in one winter...NEVER.
I am so done with winter but hope to have a day to curl up with my boy and my puppy tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWe are just getting rain here in RI...lots and lots and lots of rain...flooded basement kind of rain...I would rather have the snow thanks:)...at least it is prettier...and you have an excuse to stay in and hibernate...
ReplyDeletexo
You definitely know how to set us up!!! "Up yours"! How funny is that!!!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good book, a good bottle of wine, some of that raspberry spread, cream cheese and crackers! I know you have your hubby and your puppy dog!
Stay warm! Jeanne
Winter does certainly put us in our place!
ReplyDeletethe way of birds in the winter shows so much trust ...
ReplyDeleteIts alternating snow and rain here .. messy stuff ... and its a two day event .. a snowapalooza ..
ReplyDeleteLOL....up yours is a common response around here lately, too :)
ReplyDeletewow!! thats a lovely post... and the picture is really beautiful:)
ReplyDeleteIs it cold there??? its so humid and hot in my place!! i wish i were in your place.. i can't bear this heat! :(
Hope u don freeze!
The weather forecasters messed up. We were supposed to get up to three inches. Nada. A few sprinkles and now it's sunny outside.
ReplyDeleteI'm with AM up there, I wanted more snow.
Love the bird!
Gorgeous shot! Stay warm :)
ReplyDeleteLove all of your sayings. ant the little bird is so cute. I did one of the word thing-y and it looks like I use the word Little allot and cute and hugs.
ReplyDelete♥♥ Hugs ♥♥
Well, we have got this wintry weather whether we like it or not, Kate, so we may as well enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHubby is getting darn good with that camera. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe Farmers Almanac is calling for a horrific storm; looks like nature is accommodating the almanac. We're in blizzard conditions, expected to continue through the weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove the quotes.
As one of your neighbors up north, I have to say the Byrne's quote hit home! :) I want to see my garden so much it hurts!
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