Earlier than winter arrives, I visualize myself consuming all of the mouthwatering meals that comes together with the winter holidays and traditions. Numerous meals resembling tamales, pozole, and mole are eaten on particular events like Christmas. Whereas my sister disregards that these wonderful dishes are eaten a couple of times a yr, I take advantage of out of as of late.
One factor I admire about winter is that it provides my prolonged household time to come back collectively. Over the previous few years, seeing my relations has gotten tougher and tougher, on account of Covid, and a few of my household transferring farther away … Not can my household merely drive down the coast to see them for a couple of days, or vice versa. As a substitute, we want aircraft tickets, and normally a full week to correctly see one another now. Winter provides our household simply sufficient time to see my uncle and aunt, due to the lengthy winter break on the finish of December.
I feel mountaineering within the winter is spectacular … I choose snowshoeing, a slower strategy that enables me to soak in my snow-covered environment. The crisp, chilly air gently blows in opposition to my uncovered face, and I can really feel the sky above on the sting of extra snowfall. I trek up the slopes, snaking alongside frozen streams and throughout picturesque wood bridges, the snowbanks carrying me over essentially the most rugged roots and rocks beneath. It’s simply me and the ethereal reflections of the solar on distant white peaks. It may be exhausting to get a way of the pure magnificence in the summertime when the tree’s leaves and summer season haze obscure the views, and peak-season exercise jeopardizes this cherished solitude. Furthermore, in contrast to my different mountain climbing experiences, there isn’t a mosquito in sight and I’m not soaking in sweat.
— Nathan, East Lyme Highschool
Quiet. Quiet is undoubtedly the facet of winter that I admire most, and is a big a part of why this frigid season is my favourite. In the event you haven’t observed, our lives are stuffed with fixed noise. And I’m not simply speaking metaphorical noise, however reasonably our lives are actually stuffed with very noisy issues. The common particular person will usually get up to the racket of vehicles, lawnmowers, airplanes, leaf blowers, and all kinds of different frankly exhausting sources of endless noise. However winter is completely different. When the snow falls, all the pieces goes quiet. Not solely does the snow bodily soak up sound waves, but it surely additionally prevents individuals from doing issues like yard work. Driving is much less protected when it snows, so individuals decide to not go anyplace. For a second, the world remains to be. My brother and I can stroll exterior to play with the canine, and silence will greet us on the door. In a world the place discovering quiet is changing into more and more harder, it’s crucial that we take the time to understand such moments of peace.
