Oscar spent hours last night building up a big pile of snow (started by
Remi), compacting it and then digging out an "igloo". Honey thought it was great fun.
She loves the snow so much. She
buries her head all the way down sniffing the ground...so funny.
the house looks so pretty with snow...but no Christmas lights. We had so much rain leading up to Christmas and such busy weekends that the lights are all still in their boxes. And now it is so snowy that it is totally
treacherous...and I really can't put anything up with my back.
And today I delivered Kit and Ella at the theatre at 9 am...managed to get a quick photo of them on set (Kit's in the party scene first and then gets changed into his nutcracker outfit). Hopefully I'll get a few photos when we go to see the performance tomorrow.
Ella's happy because her doll, Lucy, gets to be in the performance with her. They were fairly exhausted when I picked them up at 3:30 after a dress
rehearsal and two performances. And they both wanted to come home and play in the snow while it still lasts. Now they are lying on the couch in front of the fire watching Christmas movies.
And this is what is behind me. A world transformed by a blanket of lovely soft snow.
I have been wanting to photograph the fresh snow on the reeds (don't remember their real name) for so long. Whenever it snows I can see it through the window from where I sit at this computer and I think they look so lovely.
And I love how everyday things become so beautiful with a layer of snow on them.
And I love how excited this pup is in the snow. She just loves it. She runs around with a big doggy smile on her face, thrusting her nose down into the snow, and bounds along. You can't help but have fun with her.
So no, not sick of winter. I am happy to wear layers. Happy to wear all the hats, scarves, mittens etc that I have knit and to see the kids in them too. Happy to be able to sit and knit while I watch the snow fall outside. Happy to put my feet into my ugg boots (and not "UGGS AUSTRALIA" boots which have totally ripped off an Aussie word and turned it into a label...don't get me started). Happy to make hot chocolate for the kids when they come in from playing outside in the snow with their red cheeks. I really do adore winter. That's one of the reasons while I feel so lucky to live in this part of the world.
