Thursday, January 27, 2011

Wonderland indeed!

Every time it snows, especially in suburban or rural areas, someone is bound to look out the window and exclaim, "Oh, a winter wonderland!" And, admittedly, it does look pretty, everything white and pristine and sometimes, toward evening, with a lit up house in the background one idealizes the scene of a family, warmed by and cozied up to the fire while winter rages outside.

Enough!

I prefer a summer wonderland. Where the lawn is green, the trees are in full leaf giving shade and visual pleasure to the eye, flowers are blooming and the sun shines its blessings on the earth. No coats to wear, no snow to shovel, no ice to slip on. Winter is only black and white, stark and unfriendly, bare and dead. Summer is colorful, vibrant, full of life.




Choose life.
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5 comments:

  1. FBBJanuary 27, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    That picture is very pretty. To be fair, and for comparative purposes there should be a picture of the same scene in the winter. Then we coul make an accurate choice!

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  2. big sis suffering from SADJanuary 29, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    I so agree. I love green lush views, vivid bright floral colors, the scent of cut grass, smelly mulch, sizzling bbq's,sweet nectar, chlorine, sunscreen, the buzzing of distant bugs, the heavy humidity of endless summer days. and even bad weather in the summer is invigorating, as the deep dark clouds roll in, the trees sway ominously, heavy drops give nature a much needed cooling off.
    enough snow.

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  3. soupeaterJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Big sis.......

    How poetic, you should have written the piece.
    Posting a winter view shortly

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  4. big sis suffering from SADJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    I like the way you wrote it, soupeater. and any skill I may have at writing comes from you ;)

    but I suffer every winter so I have all this in my head for years now

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  5. Dr. G. W. GreunkernJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Altough life is indeed prettier, and makes us feel better, the ground and plants recharge in the dormant stage, which is beneficial in the long run.

    The feeling of coziness portrayed is that people are NOT outside, but inside and warm, awaiting the warmth outside as well.

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