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Winter’s Welcome

June 3, 2014 by Emma

Early Sunday morning, just on time, Winter decided to arrive. Despite the forecasts of an unusually warm Winter this year (and I will admit it’s really not that cold yet) it seems that the season has arrived this first week of June, just as it should.

Being back in this neck of the woods where I grew up conjures the Winter’s of my childhood – muddy boots, foggy mornings, bare trees, grey days, pregnant ewes. The hum of potato harvesters through the hills is replaced by the drone of chainsaws on firewood collecting duty and you can feel that distinct chill in the air and know that snow is falling on the mountains.

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Our little farmhouse is warm and cosy, thank goodness, I quite like the Winter months…if my home is a warm cosy nest. Mittens, boots and scarves have been pulled out while we hibernate, and the wheelbarrow treads a very familiar path from the woodshed to the back door over and over to keep the wood supply stocked.

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Living in a climate where we really get to enjoy the four very distinct seasons is a treat don’t you think? Hope you are warm and cosy wherever you are welcoming Winter this year.

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Joining in with Em’s ‘Stills’ @ The Beetle Shack.

Filed Under: Seasons Tagged With: cold, firewood, mittens, mud, scarf, toadstool, wet, winter

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  1. Anne@Grit and Giggles says

    June 4, 2014 at 11:17 am

    Oh it has been so long since I have really had a winter. I remember lazing in the sun to warm up and wood fires and bean bags (heat packs) to warm our toes in bed. Winter in the north I am sure won’t get much cooler than the current weather, it didn’t last year, making shorts and shirts winter and summer wear.

  2. Beli says

    June 4, 2014 at 10:31 am

    There is definitely just something about Winter isn’t there!? Since we had a fire put in a couple of years ago, I love lighting and sitting with the kids in front of it on our beanbags, sipping hot chocolates. Gorgeous images Emma

  3. Sophie says

    June 3, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    Beautiful photos.. and I love your writing too, such beautiful descriptions <3
    Happy winter, I love the colder months! x

  4. Alli @ Ducks on the dam says

    June 3, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    Great pics. Love the mud and chain

    • Emma says

      June 4, 2014 at 7:44 am

      Bella’s mudpit!

  5. Katie says

    June 3, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Beautiful picture of the wood pile. We have 4 seasons here and yes, I do enjoy them. Coming into hot summer soon.

  6. sharon says

    June 3, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Today, overheard a mum talking to her kid: OSCAR. I like it.

    We normally get a short sharp winter. I can’t say I enjoy the frosty mornings, as our house is certainly not built on cosy lines, but the fire certainly has made a difference. I’d love to visit a place where the seasons are so defined, perhaps even live there for a year. One day perhaps!

    • Emma says

      June 4, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Put it on the bucket list! Our Winter seems to drag on, long and dark. Once upon a time I was nanny to an Oscar, whose parents we are good friends with, and he’s a lovely kid which makes me think of the name in a good light – it’s all who you know with that name! Just between you and me though…I think we’re finally sorted on the names front 😉 …until we meet the little person and completely change our minds of course.

  7. Julie Maloney@Country Living by the Sea says

    June 3, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Gorgeous photos Emma. Did you make your head band? If so, do you have the pattern? Love it. xxoo

    • Emma says

      June 3, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      No I didn’t make it, I’ve had it for years, I think it’s originally from Mimco? It would be easy to make though, have a look on Ravelry. Good luck!

      • Julie Maloney@Country Living by the Sea says

        June 7, 2014 at 6:50 am

        Thanks Emma. xxoo

  8. Kylie says

    June 3, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Beautifully captured….and yes winter certainly did arrive on cue here on Sunday….lots of welcome rain followed by fog and cloudy days x

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I am a farmer's wife, green thumb, baker of scones, grower of chubby babies and giant pumpkins.

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