Marking time

The December solstice in two weeks. Where I live, that means it's two weeks until the shortest day of the year. Two more weeks after that, the days will start getting longer than they are right now.

There are a lot of things I like about winter. It's pretty, even when there's no snow outside; I like the dry browns of it. It's nice to be cozy under a blanket when I know the room is colder. Insects are taking the season off.

( I feel dry brown myself. )