Snowflakes and Winter


My days have been quiet and filled with peace.  I always relish the days when I haven't a worry or care in the world.  Every single day should be like that.  So I savor those non-stressed days and bank up that contentment feeling for when the storms brew in my head.


I just love these "charlie brown christmas trees" in my yard.  We have many and they always make me smile.  I imagine a very large heavy ornament pulling their tender trunks towards the earth.  While my husband and kids were snowblowing and shoveling and sledding, Frodo and I did a walkabout to document the snow fall.  He loves when I grab the camera!


Soon the end of the year will arrive and resolutions come to my mind.  I could list so many tiny goals and invent more and more.  I could be more productive, healthier, knit more (love that one) and organize this house from top to bottom.

However, I just want to be in any moment in fullness and appreciate the beauty.  I want all my moments captured in photos or words.


I wish for all of you a peaceful happy and joyful new year!!

Comments

  1. Tracey ~ CloverDecember 30, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    I am so happy you have snow Karen, it is beautiful! Happy New Year to you, it's going to be a great year.

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  2. evensong's januarylilyDecember 30, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Karen, you have such a lovely and peaceful blog. I love reading it! I really appreciate your goal of a quiet, peaceful and contented life. Me too! Blessings from above for the times when the storms brew in your head.....I know what that is like!! Blessings, blessings, blessings!

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  3. Kim December 30, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    It all looks so beautiful. Wishing you all the best in the year to come. Happy New Year!

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  4. UnknownDecember 30, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    There is something so calm and peaceful about a snowy yard and the sound made when you first step into it.

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  5. Melanie RouthierDecember 30, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    Wishing you peace as well Karen. So much snow in those pics, I love it from afar. :)

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  6. flyingjenDecember 31, 2012 at 12:03 AM

    Happy New Year to you! May you have peace and contentment everyday

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  7. TannaDecember 31, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Savor!! I hope you enjoy the peacefulness these moments instilled throughout every day of 2013!! Happy New Year, Karen! blessings ~ tanna
    ps... I'm still coveting those mitts. going to have to add them to the 2013 queue. ;)

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  8. sylviaDecember 31, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Lovely snow pics! How wonderful that you are feeling calm and peaceful! Savour that! Thanks for being part of my online mama/knitter community that i cherish so much in 2012! Looking forward to an inspiring 2013. All the best from my family to yours! Sylvia

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  9. MelissaDecember 31, 2012 at 11:00 AM

    So jealous of that snow!!! We've been teased with a few flakes but I was told that I shouldn't talk about my family that way ;) Happy New Year Sweet Lady!!!

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  10. stephDecember 31, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    Your snow!!!! Beautiful!!! Ours is just about gone, but I savored the moments we had it!! I just love winter!!!! Isn't sooooo hard for me to 'live in the moment', but such a good thing to strive for. A good thing to add to the resolution list!
    Happy New Year, friend!!!

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  11. Mama Gone GreenDecember 31, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Happy New Year to YOU!!

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  12. fjord girlDecember 31, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    Happy New Year Karen. Wishing you and your family all the best for 2013!
    xo

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  13. Heart Box StudioDecember 31, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Happy New Year Karen! May all of your hopes be lit, may all of your dreams soon shine...XO

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  14. debbyJanuary 1, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    What breathetaking photographs Karen. It looks amazing...apparently there is snow on the way here too...I hope so I love that peaceful whiteness that it brings.
    Hope it's a good one.
    Debx

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  15. KristenJanuary 1, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    Lovely photos! Glad your are feeling so peaceful....sounds like you have a a great little list going for your 2013 goals. Happy New Year, Karen!

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  16. EmilyJanuary 2, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    May the New Year bring you all the peace and happiness you deserve!

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  17. MJJanuary 2, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    So much peace in this post Karen :). I hope you had a wonderful new year and that you can knit till your heart's content!!
    And I love the view out your window! What a beautiful place you live in...
    Happy New Year!
    xoxo

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  18. UnknownJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    How I would love to come visit you with all that snow!! HappyNew Year!

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