Hope you all have a wonderful time, folks. Here in Oslo, there's nearly no snow left after a week of mild weather. But it turned cold tonight. The roofs in the neighborhood were all white with frost as the sun rose. Sunrise happens between 8:30 and 9:00 here at this time of year. It's a long and beautifully coloured procedure, best enjoyed with a large much of coffee. Barefoot, wrapped in a morning gown, and as many soft blankets as necessary; in a good chair before an eastward window. While there's not a lot of warmth in the sunlight now, it still suffice to evaporate the frost on the unshaded faces of the roofs. It creates a mosaic of strong, wet colours; and frosty pastels. Who needs a white Christmas anyway? My second mug of coffee is drained. The kids are awake but quitely occupied. The soft morning light, the excess of coffee, the slight hangover and the over-indulgence in food all comes together into some pretty mushy thoughts:
After last night's socialising with family, I wish for next year to bring many more occasions to do so. After last night's presents I won't have time to take photos until mid- January. After last night's meal I don't have to forage again until New Year. After last night's drink, I swear I won't touch Aquavit again until next Christmas. Today's cuppa and quiet has reinforced the memory of the first and smoothed the effects of the latter two. It's a wonderful time of the year. I'll have to see what can be done about taking photos anyway. Thanks for reading my crap. Now go back to enjoying yourselves. You're worth it. :-) Best wishes, Jostien -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
