Let It Snow

Someone once said “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold”. This quote inspired me to do a pen and ink drawing of snowflakes on a piece of paper pretreated with watercolours. There’s a magic about snowflakes besides the fact no two are exactly alike. February in Manitoba means lots of snow, but it takes a lot of persistence and warm clothes to stand out there, capture a snowflake and photograph it. I admire the folks who have the patience to do that. If you live in Manitoba snowshoeing and cross country skiing are most folks favorite winter outdoor activities. I admit I am a fair weather person. In the winter I tend to stay indoors, bundling up and heading out only to run errands or as needed. And so I prefer to reflect on our winter wonderland through pen and paper… I do not begrudge our cold white winters as not only are they a beautiful, quiet and reflective time of year but also our lands, rivers and lakes rely on a decent annual snowfall and spring melt to provide the deep ground moisture mother nature needs to flourish during our summer season. And so the seasons come and go, this one comes with lots of snow…