La Pouyette - December 2009
that it kisses them so gently?
And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt;
and perhaps it says
"Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.”
Lewis Caroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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The Beauty and Magic of Hoar Frost
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24719166@N02/5984513953/
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by Andreas Trepte
http://www.photo-natur.de/
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Sunrise
by Dan Jurak
http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/danjurak.html
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Devon, UK - source unknown
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Wales, UK, source unknown
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"Exquisite Scotland"
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http://www.exquisitescotland.com/gallery.aspx?id=19
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Black Forest, South-Germany
http://www.fotocommunity.de/fotograf/karl-herrling/17130
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http://www.fotocommunity.de/fotograf/dieter-biskamp/415218
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by Catherine Faust
http://www.catherinefaust.com/index.php?x=about
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“My old grandmother always used to say,
Summer friends will melt away like summer snows,
but winter friends are friends forever.”
George R.R. Martin
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Winter in the Périgord
Brantôme...
here
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Château Pitray, near St. Emilion
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more info about this beautiful wine Château
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At last but not least....
A beautifully snow-covered French country garden in the Limousin
by Marie Claude from the wonderful blog
L'almanach désuet
here
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La Pouyette - February 2012
“Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window...
...The outside world is a dream.
Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit....
L'almanach désuet
here
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La Pouyette - February 2012
“Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window...
...The outside world is a dream.
Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit....
and the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks.
...There’s a steaming mug in your hands, warming your fingers.
There’s a friend seated across from you in the cozy chair,
warming your heart.
There is mystery unfolding.”
Vera Nazarian, The Perputual Calendar of Inspiration
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Stay cozy and warm and - keep warm!
La Pouyette - February 2012
Bon Weekend!
Liebe Karin,
ReplyDeleteSo ist der Winter ein Gedicht.
Ich genieß den Winter momentan von der Couch aus, weil mich ein grippaler Infekt schwer im Griff hat!
Amicalement!
Franka
Dear Karin -
ReplyDeleteThanks for this beautiful winter wonderland tour! From your own garden to the chateaus....fabulous photos. We finally have snow here in Washington, DC. Not much, but enough to enjoy.
Warm greetings,
Loi
Danke meine liebe Franka!
ReplyDeleteYes, exactly...I like to see the winter like/or as a poem!
My Grandmother's philosophy about flue - "grippaler Infect": 3 days to come - 3 days to stay and 3 days to go.... Well, in the "old" days! Now, I guess, we have to count 7 days.
;-)... - :-(... - :-)
Wonderful winter!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLiebe Franka,
ReplyDeleteschöne Winterbilder hast Du gepostet.
Ich komme gerade vom Hundespaziergang zurüch bei Vollmond und glitzerndem Eis und Schnee.
Herrlich,glg sternchen
Hello Karin
ReplyDeleteYou have captured the mood and essence of winter. A feeling of peace and tranquility reigns in your beautiful corner of the world. Oskar looks appreciative too.
Helen xx
Beautiful...brrrr...nice to have the sun at my back, but love the look of your snow! XO Trish
ReplyDeleteStunning beautiful winter photos! Lovely quote by Lewis Caroll. The "winter friends" quote too. Bon weekend to you too!
ReplyDeleteSuch stunning winter shots... I would love to take a walk through that winter landscape! I hope you and Oskar are enjoying your white wonderland!
ReplyDeleteHello Karin,
ReplyDeleteI hear and feel almost the snow crunching under my feet, I find the pictures beautiful and thanks for all this beauty of snow!
Greetings from a rainy Belgium
XX
Jérôme
ooooooh beautiful winter photos ! but now I need a warm drink to warm me back up ! my cats are not impressed with the cold weather and hardly venture out at all ..they lay around dreaming of summer ! have a nice weekend ...Gail x
ReplyDeleteThis post is so beautiful, and the photos so exquisite, it makes me heart ache somehow.
ReplyDeleteIf anything could make me see the splendors of winter, it is all this. Especially the chateaux in the snow! But all of it, really. La Pouyette is so lovely --
And since a fire is the one thing missing from our current house, what we left behind when we moved, it is especially delightful and soul-warming to have it flickering brightly as I watch.