Sometimes it seems to me that sunsets and sunrises are more pretty in the winter than at any other time of the year. And as I just mentioned to a friend the other day, just when you think that you've seen every colour and design possible in the sky, God shows you a beautiful new creation. Here are two sunset pictures I got from the 18th: Two sunrise pictures from the 19th: And on that same day, a chickadee. I think that chickadees are my favourite birds, and I especially love them in the winter when it's more common to see them flitting around looking for food, or just sitting on a branch all fluffed up like a little ball of tiny feathers. This is the ice on our pond on the 24th. It's not the greatest picture, but you can kind of see the frozen bubbles at different layers in the ice. I've always found that neat. Two more sunset pictures from the 25th (and I love it when the sun rays change colour like that):
playing this season for weeks now. But our local public rink has extremely few public skate hours this year, so I figured I'd just skate on our own pond again this year, which works just fine. There were just a few problems. Earlier, I think around the end of November/beginning of December 2023, there was a whole bunch of dust on the surface of the ice. I didn't want to skate on the dust because I knew that would dull my skate blades. Finally, I think at the beginning of January, my brother came and told me that all the dust had blown off the ice. And then it got extremely cold, and nobody wants to skate outdoors when it's -40°C outside. So there went another week. When it finally warmed up again, it had started snowing, and it kept snowing for several days. (Don't get me wrong, I'm really glad it finally snowed!) By the time it stopped snowing there was a foot or more of snow on the pond. It was starting to feel like there wouldn't be any chances at hockey this season. But then on this past Tuesday morning (the 23rd), my brother stuck his head into my little office cubicle and said, "The dugout's cleared off and it's only -5°C. Want to go skating?" Of course I wanted to go skating! After getting our skates out of the shed and leaving them in the porch to warm up a bit, we pulled out the hockey nets and hauled them out to the pond. Then back to the house for the skates. Lace 'em up, grab the sticks, toss a puck onto the ice, and let's play! That's another part of winter that I absolutely love - it's hockey season! I'm pretty convinced that hockey is the best sport ever invented. On Wednesday afternoon, we were out there again. I'd gone out by myself, but when I came back, I opened the porch door and there was my brother, jacket and mitts on, on his way out. So I went back out with him and we played for a while. I would have gone out on Thursday as well, but it got too warm that day. And then I headed to the ice again yesterday. I'd gone out with my brother, and we skated for a while before heading back. But as we pulled up by the house on the quad, my sisters came out of the house with their skates. So I went back out and played some hockey with them for a bit before it warmed up to the point where my skates were actually breaking through the ice in one or two places. But anyway, that's my hockey story for this week. Now for the pictures. On Wednesday, when I'd gone back to the house and run into my brother on his way out, I'm not sure how coffee came into the conversation, but he asked if I wanted some coffee. I said yes, but I still had my skates on (my fingers and toes get cold really fast, and often when I put on my skates outside, so I've been putting my skates on in the house and then taking the quad out to the pond), so he said he would get the coffee for me. I asked for a double-double, and he made one for me and brought the mug out the porch. He also brought my camera, as I'd wanted to take pictures of that neat bubble ice. Back at the pond while waiting for him, I got an idea. Coffee. Skates. Hockey stick. Puck. Skate blade-torn ice. Perfect. Still waiting for my brother, I set all these things on the ice and took a few pictures. Here's one with the skates, and one without. Either way, I think these are perfectly Canadian pictures! because I was trying not to slide forward any farther because I didn't want to knock my coffee over. News flash: I knocked it over anyway. But at least I got my picture (and I think I'd already drank half of it, so it wasn't a total loss) XD)
What's your favourite part of winter?
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Gramma
1/27/2024 09:42:39 am
Thanks for posting! When I was young I loved almost everything about winter. I would go to the local rink and skate on the coldest of days…even if I was the only one there:). I loved going out under the hoar frosted trees and shake them until a bunch of frost came down on top of me. And I loved going sledding, only problem was lack of close by hills so we had to drive out to the Sandhills. Now, I just love the slower pace of winter months.
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Crystal
1/27/2024 07:05:29 pm
So you got it exactly right when you said “God shows you a new creation” He really gives us beautiful art in the skies doesn’t He! You get the best too, I’m so jealous😜
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AuthorHi, I'm Leah! I'm a college student, and I'm the Shop Supervisor here at Cornerstone Acres. I love to read, write, and spend time out in God's creation. I'm looking forward to sharing our farm experiences with you through this blog! "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him." ~Colossians 1:16, KJV
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