It is the best of times, it is the worst of times……I’m torn between kicking winter’s arse and embracing its beauty. Seriously, this has been the harshest winter I’ve seen in years and not to dwell too much on the negative, it's becoming increasingly harder to find any joy in it. Hopefully the worst is over but I won’t be surprised by a few more dumpings of snow. They say if March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb, so what happens when it comes in meek and mild, are we to fear more roaring?
Most of us are sick of winter but even through the trials of shoveling and snow removal, leaks and icy sidewalks, I wouldn’t want to live in 365 days of one season. Having four different seasons offers a guide to calculate the passing of time and allows us to really appreciate the good after the not so good.
Seasons allow change, and change is splendid. Our surroundings switch from green to gold, to white and then to green again in a glorious transformation. Watching buds grow on the seemingly dead branches of winter is awesome....its like witnessing a miracle!
We get to experience seasonal decorating; changing our colours schemes both on our bodies and in our homes. Spring is all about new beginnings and the excitement of digging out the gardening tools, anticipating all the beautiful, rainbows of colour and the robins playing tug of war with worms in the early morn.
We dream of parties around the pool, I wish, and water sports like sailing, and the land sports like baseball and golf. Seasons give us diverse pastimes to look forward too, break up the doldrums of the less favourite months. Personally, I’m not a big winter person but others love the season, head to the ski hills, skate on the lakes, play hockey on the ponds, and fool around with all manner of winter toys. I think life would get pretty boring if it was 24/7, 12 months of sun and sand, but that’s just my opinion. Yah for our beautiful Nova Scotia, our diverse slice of the planet cake! But really mother nature, enough already.....
Most of us are sick of winter but even through the trials of shoveling and snow removal, leaks and icy sidewalks, I wouldn’t want to live in 365 days of one season. Having four different seasons offers a guide to calculate the passing of time and allows us to really appreciate the good after the not so good.
Seasons allow change, and change is splendid. Our surroundings switch from green to gold, to white and then to green again in a glorious transformation. Watching buds grow on the seemingly dead branches of winter is awesome....its like witnessing a miracle!
We get to experience seasonal decorating; changing our colours schemes both on our bodies and in our homes. Spring is all about new beginnings and the excitement of digging out the gardening tools, anticipating all the beautiful, rainbows of colour and the robins playing tug of war with worms in the early morn.
We dream of parties around the pool, I wish, and water sports like sailing, and the land sports like baseball and golf. Seasons give us diverse pastimes to look forward too, break up the doldrums of the less favourite months. Personally, I’m not a big winter person but others love the season, head to the ski hills, skate on the lakes, play hockey on the ponds, and fool around with all manner of winter toys. I think life would get pretty boring if it was 24/7, 12 months of sun and sand, but that’s just my opinion. Yah for our beautiful Nova Scotia, our diverse slice of the planet cake! But really mother nature, enough already.....
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