Surprise! We woke up to a blanket of snow this morning and it sets the tone for the months ahead. When we get snow this early winter usually hangs on for the full seven months…

I can’t deny the beauty mother nature bestowed upon the landscape, however, it was a bit of a push to get to the studio today.

I shovelled for some time to clear the 25 cm that had drifted into the space between house and studio. I was not ready for this… but Colin was. the snow shovel was in its designated winter location right outside the screen door. Pushing the heavy snow aside was a workout by itself.

I am all warm and snuggly in the studio now and getting myself organized for the day. These days I am immersed in family history. With the recent loss of my great aunt who was two months short of her 102nd birthday,  I feel the urge to dig a little deeper into my maternal family story.

Best of all, I am celebrating this day: Great-niece Anni is one year old! I was greeted by a nice lineup of pictures from the family gathering her mom and dad had organized.

Her mom is quite the bookworm and it looks like Anni is following in her footsteps. 😉

My second reason for celebrating, today marks one year, 365 posts, on my Miksang and Haiku site. I spend time over the weekend contemplating whether I will continue posting. I am committed to approaching the challenge like last year, one day at a time. Thank you to all who have visited the site and clicked on the “like” button. It’s an awesome way to provide encouragement to a blogger.

01 Nov This entry was published on November 1, 2017 at 12:27 pm. It’s filed under Contemplative art practice, Creativity Update, Journaling, Landscape photography, Miksang, Nature photography, Something to Smile About, staying in touch and tagged blogging, family, first birthday celebration, haiku, Inspiration, Miksang, Photography, reflections, snow, sudden snow, winter is here, writing. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.