Of winter

I'm not a huge fan of cold weather if I don't have enough to bundle up in. However, I am [blessed] with more than enough to keep me warm, and most of the time need to quit my whining and enjoy the absolute beauty of winter!
There's something so sharply glorious in a sunset or sunrise on an extra cold day...of course they are beautiful in the warm too, but it seems to cut through the chill, in a hushed, almost mystified splendor in the winter. No leaves wrapping the trees, the glow just breaks in and around everything, and you can feel it.
And not just in the sky, but surrounding. I guess I kind of think of summer as...soft, maybe. It's the gushy heat that makes everything round edged and lulled. The winter, it smacks you in the face and makes the solid..more solid. It freezes, it hardens.
It's freezing today, literally. And although I'm definitely more of a nice and cozy, chocolate and tea kind of preference more of the time, it's simply too thrilling to miss out on. Bundle up in your scarf and mittens and hat and boots and enjoy the splendor of this biting cold day, the unique chill of winter! Don't miss it.