Writer's Block: It’s the first day of winter

[lizblackdog]

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I love the crisp freshness of the air. I love being able to walk more than two minutes without being flushed and sweaty. I love the cold. My metabolism makes it easy for me to warm up and hard for me to cool down; I was built to work best in cold weather.

I love frost and snow. I love the brittle crunch of frozen grass underfoot and the visible plumes of my breath. I love the smell of ice or cold rain. I love the wet, earthy smells of mouldering leaves and dead branches, and the sculptures the frost makes of them. I love ice-pearled spiderwebs on leafless hedges, and the silhouettes of bare branches against the moon. I love the way sunlight makes ice glitter. I love romping with my dogs in fresh snow. I love romping with them in rain and mud. I love the smell of wet dog. I love how bad weather and wet ground keeps everyone else and their dogs indoors. I love the hunger of winter birds and the thick coats on winter foxes and squirrels.

I love the short days. I love the slanting long shadows of winter afternoons and I love the long, merciful nights. I love that two out of three of my dogwalks happen in the dark. If I can get my sleep patterns right I sometimes don't see daylight for days, and this is FINE.

When I take over the universe I'm moving Christmas to August. I might enjoy festivity and socialising more if it didn't disrupt my lovely bleak midwinter so much. Though the neighbours' tacky-ass Christmas lights do look pretty glittering in the long dark nights.

ALL YOUR WINTER ARE BELONG TO ME.

Comments

[collie222.livejournal.com]

Winter is not my favorite season, because I hate driving on icy roads, and I detest shoveling snow. Fall and Spring are my favorite seasons. But the way you describe Winter makes it sound appealing! :) One thing I do love though, the way the smell of the fresh, cold air clings to my dog's coats and makes them smell heavenly.

[redcirce]

My metabolism makes it easy for me to warm up and hard for me to cool down

Me too! I actually agree with pretty much everything on this entry, actually.

[ulva.livejournal.com]

You can have my winters 7 days a week 52 weeks of the year. Just leave my August alone!