Photo of the Day - What's Your Winter Quote?

Happy Wednesday from what is a very cold Chicago Suburb. I decided to gt out of the house - a mixture of stir crazy and routine - and the walk was cold but nice. There's something about walking through snow that brings on a meditative quality. You calm down as you continue to walk, making sure that you don't slip on that bit of ice you can't see, and control breathing through your nose instead of your mouth. Not just because your glasses will fog up but because breathing through the nose in winter might be better for you. Until your face is cold even with the scarf and you breathe out through the mouth to warm up.

It can't compare to the much better activity of walking through fallen leaves. For one, it's not usually as cold and there's a crunch that brings joy to the heart. Good things are happening with the season changing and the colors being a vibrant red or orange instead of just green. There's a favorite quote of mine - Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower (Albert Camus) - because it's true. Yes, the flowers are dying and we won't see them again until spring, but you look up and color is all around you.

I have yet to find a favorite quote about winter. I loathe the song "Baby It's Cold Outside" and the quote that goes along with it. I've always hated the song. At first, it was too cutesy to be taken seriously and then, when I became an adult, it was hard not to see all the date rape references in it. BrainyQuote, when you search for winter, came up with this: In seed time, learn. In harvest time, teach, in winter enjoy (William Blake). Which... okay, it's good. It's true. But does it resonate? Eh, not really. Let's look at the others.

"Winter is a season of recovery and preparation" - Paul Theroux
"Winter is not a season, it's an occupation" - Sinclair Lewis
"The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship" - Norman Douglas

Okay. I found it. "There are only two season - winter and baseball" says Bill Veeck. That might be the winner for today. What's your favorite winter quote? Feel free to leave it below or hit me up on social media. Until later, have a great day of creativity!