Winter and SNOW

Many people you talk to dislike winter, dislike the snow, and they vacation in winter months to run away and be in a warm climate for a week or two. I on the other hand quite love winter. I especially love winter when there is snow, snow, snow! Now I will not deny that snow can become a nuisance, it can hinder our driving, screw around with our schedules, making us late or making it impossible to cram everything we can do when it is not snowing. But why not slow down, why not allow us to take things a bit easy? We got to give ourselves more time to get ready, but we can get so creative... what scarf we put on, what hat, what sweater, the different types of layers. I find so much comfort in that oversized sweater,that hot mug of tea looking out on that blanket of natures art.

Yesterday my fiance and I we took advantage of a day off, and decided to take a road trip to one of our favourite places. From the moment we drove in I felt enveloped into a whole different and serene world. We decided to go hiking in the snow, on the same trails that we took during the summer. It was unbelievable how wonderful everything was. We had to trudge through much snow, but the sites that we saw were unbelievable. It was so wonderful witnessing nature's art, the ice formation, the rushing waterfall, the snow on the trees. It was perfect..... When we were driving back home I realized how different it was back home than on that piece of land that was bearly untouched. 

Now some people would say, were you not cold? Sure, but isn't it great! That feeling of the wind on your cheeks... I say lets remain active, bundle up and go and enjoy ourselves! Go for a drive find a frozen pond and treat yourself to an ice skate. Find a hill and go for a tobogann drive! Just because it is snowy and cold, it does not mean that your activities should be limited! And that is what is so great about having four seasons! Each season comes with different opportunities. So why not challenge ourselves? Why not visit a favourite place every season and witness first hand the different feelings and experiences that it provides?

Don't get me wrong, I do not want it to snow twelve months a year, but why not let it snow for another good month? Spring time is not till another month. So fulll force ahead, let it snow snow snow!