Time spent outside in the winter is different then anything else.  You are under a time constraint though you might not be aware of it.  For there’s only so much time in which you can experience being outdoors.  The first year I moved to Kansas I was so sick.  I was not use to one day it being in the 60’s and the next day it would be 15 degrees with a wind chill of negative 5.  I’m from the north.  When it got cold it stayed cold and then the fun would begin.  Making igloos with my friends and brothers, skating, sledding and staying outside until it felt like our hands and feet were going to fall off.  

Here we have the newly joined Anderson and Belden families, enjoying a great winter day in Wichita.  Dick only had eyes for Fran and the poor snowman doesn’t have any eyes.  But, it looks like a fun family time that I’m glad I get to share with you all.  

Winter Wonderland 
There are strange and mysterious sounds 
When the winds of winter blow, 
The long nights are crystal clear and cold, 
And the fields and meadows are covered with snow. 
The stars are frosty against the sky, 
And the wind's whistle is shrill, 
As the snow blows against the house 
And drifts against the hill. 

Yet, I like to see during the winter 
A white carpet on the ground, 
To plod aimlessly in the deep snow, 
where deer tracks abound. 
I like to feel the stillness 
Of a crisp winter's night, 
Watching a full moon rise over the horizon, 
Exposing a winter wonderland beautiful and bright.

 - Joseph T Renalid