Tag Archives: winter

Every Season Is Different

Today’s Daily Prompt: For many of us, winter is blooming into spring, or fall hardening into winter. Which season do you most look forward to? Every season is different. And beautiful. Winter is a dead season. Nothing is growing, nothing … Continue reading

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The unfortunate naming of a snow storm

When the name Nemo first crept into my Twitter timeline 2 days ago I immediately thought of the Disney’s clownfish. I couldn’t relate that movie to any of those tweets and wondered what it was all about (working night shifts … Continue reading

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Through the Window

As I look through the window I see the damp and dreary place that is my garden. The chrysanthemum that has been flowering for months has lost its flowers and leaves and the storm that was raging last night has … Continue reading

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Elfstedentocht

As some of you know, I live in Fryslân. This is one of the most northerly provinces in the Netherlands. Fryslân has 11 cities and many, many more villages. All cities are linked through canals and waterways and you can … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise

When I think of a surprise the first thing that pops into my mind is one morning in March 2005. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw when I opened the curtains that morning… The weather forecast didn’t … Continue reading

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Christmas tree

Despite not liking Christmas trees or rather, not liking to decorate a Christmas tree due to my OCD, we bought a tree yesterday. I put the lights in, rearranged them over a dozen times, got the balls, rearranged those several … Continue reading

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Birds in our garden

A few weeks ago I decided to put up some bird feed. I’ve made a bird feeder from an old bottle and I’ve made a few Jumping Jack bird feeders. I bought some suet balls, and got a special holder … Continue reading

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