Happy Holidays

I realize this post is late for some major holidays and early for others. Nevertheless, I wish you joy and light during the long nights. And a happy new year! May it be filled with color. (Photos: blue jay eating seeds fallen from our feeder and my frosty morning walk)

December

I'm preparing for the polar vortex--the bitter temperatures, the raw winds, the deep snows. What do I do? I walk outside. I touch up a few garden chores here and there. I sit on the porch, bundled in a warm coat. I gaze at the night sky (photo below two days ago, pre- Super Moon). 

The more time I spend outside now, the shorter winter will feel overall. The snow is gone (for now), but the frost arrives each morning. This is oregano with a lacy, icy loveliness.