Our cold weather has eased. We’ve warmed up to above freezing during the day. The gale and storm force winds have died to nothing. It’s positively balmy.
I think what I notice and appreciate most when we thaw out is the fragrance. Smells kind of disappear in the cold, dry air, particularly when high winds whisk it all past one’s nose before one gets a chance to sample it. The first day of calm, when the temperatures moderated, I could suddenly smell the air again. It smelled like snow. I could smell the beach. I could smell the aroma of good birch logs burning in the woodstove. Continue reading