Before March 2020 I never liked the dark winter months from November to January or even February. I regarded that period as almost like a penance to be endured. I used to think of hibernation and how lucky those animals were to be able to sleep through the darkness and wake up in spring.
Then I discovered the sheer joy of the outdoors. At first it was about getting enough Vitamin D into my body while the sun shone and then storing it for the winter. But the sun shines in winter too, however briefly. So I kept going out in all weathers and found the beauty of the winter world in the woods and by the sea, even when it lashed down.
That's been a great blessing of this period and I am grateful, amid all the nasty stuff, to have finally copped on to it.
Terrific post, thanks.
Before March 2020 I never liked the dark winter months from November to January or even February. I regarded that period as almost like a penance to be endured. I used to think of hibernation and how lucky those animals were to be able to sleep through the darkness and wake up in spring.
Then I discovered the sheer joy of the outdoors. At first it was about getting enough Vitamin D into my body while the sun shone and then storing it for the winter. But the sun shines in winter too, however briefly. So I kept going out in all weathers and found the beauty of the winter world in the woods and by the sea, even when it lashed down.
That's been a great blessing of this period and I am grateful, amid all the nasty stuff, to have finally copped on to it.