09.02.11 – There is nothing like waking up in the morning and finding a fresh blanket of snow covering your world. Some people might wake up and see a troublesome work commute, driveways to shovel or being stuck home with the kids because their school is closed. Not me! Not with my view. I see this. I see a fresh new canvas with a few spots of warm glow. I’m looking forward to walking outside with the snow crunching under my feet and not having take baby steps for fear of slipping on the ice. And the kid in me… is thinking “yeah, no school!”
Winter, especially in Finland, is not a glass half empty or half full rhetorical concept. It’s tough and it sucks. Every once in a while though it makes you smile. Maybe every cloud has a silver lining is a better expression or better yet, every blanket has a warm glow.
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I see so many shades of black, white, grey in these pics that it makes me think of fabrics and wall color. Nature provides the best palettes. Wonder how much inspiration Jaana gets from it. I’ll have to check out Nokia’s website : )
Nice post Tom.
your posts have been including the element of time lately. have you been watching the clock? how long is the day these days? i will have to google your sunrise to sunset. still looks pretty dark in the 9AM shot.
I was wondering the same thing Tom. How long are the days now?
We’re getting almost 9 hours of sunlight right now and gaining a little over 5 minutes a day
It definitely feels like we are over the hump of dark winter days. Today is beautiful without a cloud in the sky.
I guess there is a certain amount of perspective to it – I have a friend in Norway who lives way up north, above the artic circle (yep, I know southern Norwegians are a wimp compared to Finns, but go up far enough and the sun never shines.) He always claimed that he liked the winter better – it was cozier and more romantic or something.
But still, Scandinavian summers (and falls!) are so delicious that no sane person could really prefer the winter.
Watch out for those wimpy, romantic, wimpy Norwegians! I heard they have Roman hands and Russian fingers
roman hands and… oh geez! hahahaha!!!