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Interminable Winter

Posted on February 13, 2014 by maedez

Winter always looks nicer in paintings. Majestic. Charming. Unblemished. Like this:

Winter Morning by Andrei Ryabushkin, 1903

Winter Morning by Andrei Ryabushkin, 1903.

I’m done trying to fancy up the season with quotes by intelligent, creative dead people. If they were here, they’d probably be annoyed, too.

17 thoughts on “Interminable Winter”

MamaMickTerry on February 13, 2014 at 10:34 am said:

I laughed out loud at your message. Right there with you 😉
On a different note, I thought of you this morning when a friend sent me this:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/harpercollins/if-famous-writers-sent-valentines-9npd

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  Haha, thanks! I’ve had my fill of this winter weather. I cannot wait to check out the link. Thanks for thinking of me!
  
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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  Oh my goodness, those are funny!
  
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kellywittmann on February 13, 2014 at 10:40 am said:

What a gorgeous painting. Yeah, Chicago did NOT look like that this winter. Or any winter.

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  I love this painting so much. I think that snow looks lovely whilst it is falling, but as soon as it hits the ground it loses most of its magic.
  
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Sara on February 13, 2014 at 11:39 am said:

I hear ya. I’m so done with Winter.

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:56 pm said:
  
  Oh, I am too. As I type this, there is another big snowstorm happening here. Sigh.
  
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First Night Design on February 13, 2014 at 1:03 pm said:

Thank you for making me laugh out loud!

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:56 pm said:
  
  Glad I could oblige!
  
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The Fashion Huntress on February 13, 2014 at 2:01 pm said:

hahaha! Love this!!

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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hitandrun1964 on February 13, 2014 at 7:05 pm said:

Isn’t that the truth. Enough already!

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  Yes! It is snowing big time as I type these words. Yay!
  
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M. C. Dulac on February 14, 2014 at 4:18 pm said:

Funny piece. Snow does look romantic. I’ve never actually seen it! It’s been hot and humid for months here in Australia!

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- maedez on February 14, 2014 at 5:05 pm said:
  
  Trust me when I tell you that it looks way more romantic in paintings, photographs, and movies. In real life, not so much. It is usually quite breathtaking literally as it is falling, but once it hits the ground it loses most of its charm. I envy you your heat. We are having a very horrible, unusual winter where I live. This much snow is out of the ordinary here, and it has been colder this year than it has been since 1994. If I wanted weather like this, I would live in New York, Minnesota, or Canada.
  
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  - M. C. Dulac on February 14, 2014 at 5:37 pm said:
    
    Goodness! You poor things – thinking of you.
    
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  - maedez on February 15, 2014 at 3:45 pm said:
    
    Thanks! An inch an hour for awhile. At least it is sunny today.
    
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