A sparkling crust had developed atop the snow with the tensile strength of mashed potatoes.  The warming temps and copious amounts of sun had begun the thaw-freeze-thaw-melt cycle, which would be repeated time and time again throughout the season.  Not because…

  Through the barren trees, the purple light of dusk lingered, softening silhouettes and gently submitting the world to slumber.  The air hinted sweetly of Winter, and the stars nodded and blinked in agreement.   Then suddenly, the air turned sour as…

  Tawny grasses roiled and heaved like flaxen waves on the sea.  Killing frosts followed, gnarling and twisting tender stems and wilting Summer foliage.  Trees continued to drop their brilliant leaves as October too was swept away in November’s wicked winds.   As…

The fog sidled in slowly, lying in wait in the hollows and dales before leaching out and swallowing the land whole.  Darkness wore a misty shroud which light could not penetrate, refracted from the formidable force. Winter, too, can be a challenging…

  The air was slight and acrid, slicing through flesh and bone.  Every breath, every utterance stolen from our lips and cast into the barren, frigid abyss.   And to think it’s not even technically Winter…yet.   The Winter Solstice arrives in…

February refused to be type cast.  Her stony, cold bosom softened as her reticence waned.  In a month known for some of our largest snow falls and blizzards, February brought mild-temperatures and rain, a beacon in an otherwise bleak and inhospitable…

  November slipped away sheepishly and ashamed, ending on a temperate, modest note in hopes her last days would be remembered favorably.  December flexed her muscles early, unabashedly, knowing she would soon deliver winter upon us.  Her bark, unfortunately, can be as bad as her…