Tag Archives: Winter

How To Stay Happy When The Days Get Dark

How To Stay Happy When The Days Get Dark
    BRING IN THE LIGHT   When the days become shorter and darker, you know it’s winter in upstate New York again. Waking up and going to sleep in darkness can begin to feel draining after the gloriously warm and bright summer and fall seasons. It can be difficult to keep spirits high when…
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A Winter Thought

The Snow Man* By Wallace Stevens One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice, The spruces rough in the distant glitter Of the January sun; and not to think…
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Fall = New Beginnings

Fall = New Beginnings
[caption id="attachment_1077" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Photo by Jesse Storms Linton[/caption] Many people view fall as a time of endings - the end of summer, the shedding of dead leaves, the long sleep of winter, the end of another year. Granted, most people enjoy fall activities - playing in the leaves, apple picking, pumpkin patches, hay rides,…
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