Winter Has Come

Kotaro Takamura

Definitely winter has come.
The evergreen shrub's white flowers have disappeared.
The ginko trees have turned into brooms.

Like a sharp knife piercing, winter has come.
Everyone dislikes winter.
Deserted by grasses and trees, run away from by insects, winter has come.

Winter,
come to me, come to me.
I have winter's strength, winter is my victim.

Permeate through, penetrate into!
Make fires break out! Bury with snow!
Like a sharp knife, winter has come.

- Kotaro Takamura (1883-1956)

Cold Photos From the Flint Hills of Kansas

The trees got iced, the birds are knockin' at the door for food, the cats want in at 3 a.m. and dogs don't seem to mind eating frozen items they assume is meat. The Farmers Almanacs seem to be predicting a cold cold winter for most of the country but here in the Great Plains it may just be winter as usual. The following were taken with Canons. heh. Snowy squirrel eating in video below.

Geese in Flight

Monday Monday

Grey Gray stiff breeze cold

This is what it feels like today.

Everyone who comes in is shell shocked with cold.

But it is only 24 with a -15 for wind chill- so, feels like 9.

Is it the   Monday  Effect?

That is what fireplaces and chili are for.

Can you even begin to imagine what your life would be like in somalia

or congo?  Me neither, although i try.

no fireplaces, no chili.

Here is a beautiful girl who has many children and sisters and bothers who LOVE her!

Throwing a Flower Frisbee! Go Jo.

click on pic to view LARGE

Winter Skin Care Tips

Dry epidermis is one of the classic wrinkles. As we age, epidermis sheds its natural oils which help in maintaining the water information of epidermis. As those fats slowly get depleted, epidermis becomes dry and eventually becomes wrinkled and very tough in surface. Dried-out epidermis can happen any time during the year, but it is most common during the cold. During winter season, low temperatures, cold years and low humidity parts off the natural fat layer of epidermis which inhibits epidermis from strike blow drying out. Furthermore, heaters and fire places also draw out our cases water information. This is why it is really quite a challenge to keep a well hydrated and hydrated epidermis during now of time. With this, let me share to you some guidelines on how to add water to epidermis and how to keep it stuck this winter.

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Guidelines For Freezing climate conditions Epidermis Care

Although winter period season provides trip center it also provides its own discuss of cosmetic problems.  Epidermis normally products out when people leave the cold outside the house and trip inside to a heated room.   It doesn't take long, though, to see how skin can turn dry swiftly at all.  

Below are some tips to help make this winter period go easier and keep skin looking good from head to toe.

Showering and Bathing:

Although the attract will be there to turn up the heated bring the heated variety down to heated.  The hotter the water is the more water is cut from the skin.

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Cold Kansas Snows in Winter (Addendum)

(Snows is a verb.) The very air itself was white with the infused powder as several inches of glittery whitewash moved in. The first pics are untouched. Then, well you know...
please click on pic to enjoy largeness

 Kansas Snow Skyline untouched

 Cold Kansas

 Mouse Haven

Anything is Possible

Well I 've been taking some photos of this treeline for a couple more seasons now.

i thought i might add add spring and summer stills and vids here tomorrow.

in the meantime:

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/wheat-waving-in-kansas-wind-flint-hills.html

Winter wonderland and winter sports theme decorating

Create a fun artic themed room filled with polar bears, penguins and crisp white furnishings and cool blue decorations. I'm cold already!

























Bring the arctic snow indoors and create a cool igloo style bedroom - perfect for those who have always dreamed of going to Antarctica, Alaska or the North or South Pole!


Create a regal snow ice princess style bedroom with a mix off white, cream and silver. Mirrored furnishings add a brilliant touch.

Decorating with white fluffy furnishings gives rooms a heavenly, angelic feel.




























Visit Castle theme beds for more Ice Princess decorating ideas


Snow queen bedroom

The Snow Queen Room







Lots more winter wonderland decorating and winter themed decor here

Who doesn't want an awesome-looking, super-fun Christmas themed bathroom? I'm sure no one else will have anything quite like it! Remember to use lots of green and red, as well as a little bit of white. After all, what's Christmas without the snow?

Fun Christmas theme decorating ideas here







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Rugging up!

Its been a rather lovely weekend, despite the sudden influx of rain. I got my boots out on Friday for their first outing of the season (sadly, I'm not sure they'll make it through winter - but then I said that last winter, so lets all hope for a miracle!) - music videos and cheese crossaints at Laney's. Highly reccommended way to spend a rainy Friday night! (Obviously here they are showcased with the essential winter accessory of a cup of tea)


Shirt: Target
Jeans: Just Jeans
Boots: No! Shoes
Scarf/cardi: Cotton On

Saturday Mum took me shopping because neither of us had anything to do. Shopping outfit bears quite a resemblance to Friday Night Outfit, but with different (!) boots from the elusive Tara's Wardrobe.


Result: I HAVE A NEW JACKET. Enough said, really - look at my ecstatic jacket-wearing face!





Cooper St Jacket
Jeans West cap
Lovely earrings from my Aunty:


And an irrelevant shot of my wardrobe doors, because I love them: