This is a prompt I can get behind! Winter might be my favorite season. Sweden has proper winters, at least theoretically; they keep getting warmer due to the effects of climate change. So, while they're still here, a truncated list of why I love (Swedish) winter!
1. Weather that's made up its mind. I like seasons that don't make a bollocks of it; they know what they are and so do you. Winter? It's cold. You can expect it to be cold, or at least below a certain threshold; you don't have to guess about what to wear when you leave the house (if you leave at all, which brings me to #2).
2. No one judges you for staying inside. I love summer, of course: swimming, my birthday, the endless Swedish days, and of course (for some years of my life, at least) no school. But when it gets nice outside, people judge you for wanting to stay inside out of the heat to read books or play games. In the wintertime, no one really blames you for staying inside. Our apartment is right above a grocery store and a pizza place. The last 6 weeks I've had off from Swedish class have been glorious because I haven't had to venture more than an elevator ride and a short walk in the outdoors.
3. The way that snow-covered trees look. They have the same appeal as fractals or as silicate crystals for me. Order and structure, yet chaos and fragility.
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5. It's cold enough to properly cuddle JV. My boyfriend absolutely radiates heat, which is why we joke about him being Lord Xenu. Okay, the inside joke has a lot of complicated and not particularly funny-to-anyone-else steps, but the point is he has that nickname because he is WARM. Sharing a bed with someone who is WARM in the summer is a challenge, though mostly for JV. (My nickname is "ice cold killah" for reasons more straightforward than the ones behind "Lord Xenu.") In the winter, though, it's the best ever.
What's winter like where you are? Like it, love it, indifferent?
I didn't participate this week because for some reason this year I'm particularly HATING Winter. Which is weird, because I usually don't mind it. I've just been so cold and grumpy lately, hahah. I have to agree with you on #1 and #2 though. Great Winter bonuses :) Also if I lived above a pizza place I'd probably eat pizza at LEAST three days a week.
ReplyDeleteI will admit that winter without snow, especially now that I don't have to drive to get anywhere, is bullshit. This winter hasn't had much snow here, so it's like the days are short and cold and they don't even look pretty because it hasn't snowed. Nonetheless I remain optimistic!
DeleteWe manage to NOT stuff ourselves with pizza every day of the week, which is something of an accomplishment!
Gorgeous picture with the ice/snow covered trees. And I am so jealous of your home location - pizza and groceries below...I might never leave my building if that was the case...
ReplyDeleteHah, there are other drawbacks to our apartment, for sure, but the location is PERFECT.
DeleteBeautiful pics!
ReplyDeleteHere in Los Angeles, it's usually warm as hell during winter. Ironically, it's "cold" and rainy right now!
Boo on cold rain! I'd rather have cold and snowy than cold and rainy. The latter is just so particularly MISERABLE.
DeleteYou had me LOLing the entire time! Great post! I wish our weather here in LA would make up it's mind! I just adore those snow covered trees!!! xx
ReplyDeleteLA winter would be the weirdest thing, I think. How do you know what time of year it is if it never really gets cold???
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