Winter in the untended garden
Hello nature friends, welcome back to my blog! I’ve been taking a break from here lately, as other projects have pulled me away. The original …
Category: Snow
Poetry and music – Vivaldi’s Winter
Antonio Vivaldi published his famous group of violin concertos, The Four Seasons, in 1768 at the age of forty-seven. They were what was known as …
Haystacks in the snow
In 1891, an exhibit by Claude Monet in the Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris included a series of 15 haystacks. It was unusual at the time …
The long cold winter
It’s been a long winter. Cold, snowy, windy, the kind of bone-chilling weather that makes you want to hibernate. Many artists have painted snowy landscapes …
The Snowflake Man
Wilson Bentley was a Renaissance man. He had no formal training in science or art, yet he had a talent and a passion for both. …
Katy and the Big Snow – a children’s classic
All this recent snow has reminded me of one of my favorite picture books from childhood, Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton. …
The Snowman
Winter is just about here, with snow already falling in colder climates. Winter can be harsh and brutal but also peaceful and stunningly beautiful. It’s …
Snowflakes: miniature works of art
Artists are inspired by nature, but sometimes nature creates perfect works of art on its own. Snowflakes are not only beautiful in their form and …
Come Again in Spring
Come Again in Spring by Belinda Oldford, National Film Board of Canada Continuing our snowy theme this month, we turn to animation. Come Again in …