According to the calendar, in the northern hemisphere, today the sun is the lowest, the night is the longest and winter starts. Except winter started weeks ago here and it looks like it will be a long winter so hopefully this log house has a supply of wood stacked up for the cold nights.
Start of Winter
The sunlight is short as the official start of winter approaches and even the few hours daylight may be cloudy or hazy sun. And with enough ice crystals in the air, even a ring appears around the sun reminding me it is cold outside.
Sun Circle
While the bindweed is considered a problematic weed in agricultural fields, I would rather see this white flower than the falling snow outside.
Different White
I haven’t started decorating for the holidays yet. Maybe I need a western style wreath for my house.
Western Wreath
While not the red and green of Christmas decorations one might be seeing now, the summer time green surrounding the barn with its little bit of red is different than how it looks now with bare trees and white snow covering the ground and roof.
Green and Red
The duck would need ice skates to be on the pond this week or keep spinning in circles to prevent the ice from forming.
Swimming Duck
Icicles come in all shapes and sizes and they can reflect the view around them as well as reflecting a tiny star by the captured sunlight. But even though they are reflecting the sunlight, they are not giving off any heat and to me they are only reflecting the bitter cold temperatures.
Reflecting Cold
The pink sunset adds some color to the white landscape but it also reveals the lingering ice on the limbs.
Pink Ice Glow
I rather listen to the leaves rustling in the breeze than the rattle of icy branches covered in ice and seeing the duller colors of oak leaves is still more colorful than the snowy limbs.
Autumn Rustle
The ground outside is still white covered even if it was above zero finally today but I rather see a field covered with white daisies than with snow!
Field White with Daisies
