is it winter?

this morning,
the view from
my window,
after days
of springlike
temperatures
has winter
come to
stay?

snowy morning

so much for

thoughts of spring.

in the depth of winter,

i finally learned that within me

lay an invincible summer. albert camus, return to tipasa

sunny day

a sunny day

in the city,

-1 feels balmy,

dare i think

of spring?

baked doughnuts

having fun in the kitchen

is a good way to remedy

the february blahs,

the guest cook

made these cute

little baked doughnuts.

they are easy to make and

disappear rather quickly.

the recipe can be found here.

the variations are endless,

i am off to bake another

batch now,

then a walk...

brilliantly cold

a crunchy crisp day,

too cold to take photos,

warmer temperatures

are promised.

i look forward to

more of a relaxed

winter cold.

keeping warm

it does not matter that

it is -25 outside,

i have flowers, well any day now,

a fabulous portuguese orange cake

(slightly over baked, my fault),

my morning coffee and the new

anthropologie catalogue,

i want those boots.

wishing everyone

a warm day.

cabin fever

computer desk

still life.

i have to get

out more.

sunlight

after

a snow

day

welcome

sunlight.

minus 18

minus 18 wind chill

grey skies

slippery sidewalks

what to do?

bake lavender lemon cupcakes,

bring out the seldom used

tea things from the cupboard,

instant sunshine!

the easy recipe

can be found here.

(rather than iced the

cupcakes were glazed

and

they are only 152 calories)

snow

snow.

miss m was

pleased.

sky

while i was clearing

snow

it amazed me

how quickly

the clouds

disappeared

to reveal

the moon.

snowing

the garden lion

and miss m

on a

snowy morning.

duck dance

evidence

of vigorous

duck activity.

river

swiftly the river flows

woods in winter

lost in the woods...

river ice

river ice

patterns

and impurities.

morning

welcome snow,

a

good morning

for a

picnic breakfast.

february morning

good morning february,

all is well

at the duck

pond.

mr. handsome

sends a

special greeting.

minus 15

when it is minus 15 and feels like

minus 21

what to do?

bake cornbread.

it is sunny in colour

and fun to make,

all that measuring

pouring and

mixing

keeps you warm.

the recipe can be found here.