Well, it's that time of year for Southern Ontario....the bleakest part of winter. The first snow fall is beautiful,with big soft flakes that glisten in the moonlight, and you find yourself hoping it will last till Christmas, and the lights on the bushes of people's front yards glow softly through that first blanket of powder.
And then New Year's comes and goes with promises of resolutions and redemptions, and midnight walks in the snow, boots creaking with every step.
And suddenly it's February. And it's still here. And you're getting tired of donning layer after layer just to go out and get milk, and it seems you're doing laundry every other day to get rid of the salt stains on your pants.
So how does one beat the winter blues?
I try to be productive like this:
And active, like this:
And creative, like this:
And I stay warm like this:
Whatever you do to get through the long haul, let the promise of spring, with its mud and puddles and drippy Sundays, bring you a skip in your step. Remember, in many countries we'd be approaching a rainy season of up to six months without respite, and in parts of Southeast Asia it would be almost time for yellow dust to coat the skies with a suffocating fog. While here, the appearance of February at the very least, signals it's almost time for Roll Up The Rim.
Keep trudging,
J.
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