The somewhat-misnomered title of this post references the actual title of the song featured below, which is ‘One Winter’s Night’ – a beautiful and calm reflection on a night in winter. This early into the season it is something to be celebrated and revered, and I only hope I can keep this attitude for the remaining three months.
There is a stark simplicity to winter, exemplified by the barren branches and bare bones of the garden. A coating of snow obscures this for only so long. We forget how much space leaves and flowers and life take up until they’re gone.
Now, the colors come from the sky – reflected in the clouds and carried on any snowfall. Fleeting and ephemeral, they exist only in ungraspable form – elusive and furtive, and tempestuous as a winter wind. You cannot hold or capture them – merely acknowledge and marvel at their wonder. Just like winter.
