Thoughts while walking...

* The sun is brings warmth no matter the temperature or wind.
* You need to plan ahead for the situations that may come. Today the situation was wind. Brisk out of the northwest. So we planned to be heading that direction while in the trees. And we wore our warmest gear.
* There's beauty even in the bitterness. Today I was walking across the pond and there was layer upon layer of air bubbles trapped beneath. It was just beautiful.
* The sound of a chirping wren in the winter is cheerful. I take it for granted in the summer.
* Sometimes there is someone (or a dog in my case) that depends on your faithfulness and constancy. And we must go and be and do even if it isn't all that pleasant.
* The bitterness and cold is just a season. And it is necessary in order for rebirth and growth.
* It doesn't pay to complain about the cold and dreary days. It doesn't change it. And it may even drag down another's attitude.
* The view of home and the warmth of it is really something to look forward to once the journey is done. And it was worth it. All of it.