Feeling Wintery
The wind is blowing hard through the trees, threatening to break branches. My summer wind chimes have given up the ghost and are lying prone in dirt. The first winter woolies have found their way out of drawers, crumpled with neglect.
It’s winter.
*Sound of screeching breaks* Hold the phones! It is not all bad. There’s something incredibly cosy about hearing raging winds outside; the darkening day forcing you to reach for glowing lamps; the chill in the air that has you rummaging for the cosiest of knits. It’s a great excuse to curl up with a book without guilt. When it’s sunny and bright outside there is always that part of you that must rush out and do something productive; whereas on a day like today, you can comfortably reach for your Kindle, or a paperback (which ever one lights your fire): conscience free.
This weather is good for writers too: no sighing at the beautiful weather whilst you meet your blogging deadline, or your daily word count. Just pop on the kettle and make a lovely hot beverage and delight in the fact that nobody is going to think you’re strange for staying indoors alone today. This is our comfort zone; winter is a haven for writer’s and creative people alike.
Of course, not every day is too bad to go out – we are also privy to some wonderful sunny, cold days that are perfect for walks, pub lunches, shopping, meeting friends for lunch, Christmas shopping etc but just now and again, winter allows us to do our thing, uninterrupted.
