We woke up this morning to find the sun rising from behind a soft, white fog. Practically overnight, the winter had turned from a dreary, grey slush to a winter wonderland. What a difference some snow makes.
Taking in the view, watching the sunrise and the clearing of the fog took the better part of the morning. We were lucky that a) it was sunny at all and b) that it happened on Sunday; on normal days, I’d be at work by the time the sun even showed signs of rising at this time of the year.
The surroundings and our “backyard park” looked so beautiful we just had to go for a walk. I tend to whine about winter probably more than anyone cares to hear, but there is a flip side of the coin: winter is not, in fact, always so terrible. Today was one of those good winter days. Some other good things about winter include:
- When we’ve got snow and everything is white, walks in the nature and downtown as well tends to be quite romantic
- Hot chocolate never tastes better than when coming in from a day of playing with snow
- When the weather is really cold, you can stay inside and do all that stuff at home you always wanted to without feeling quilty that you’re missing a great day outside
Unfortunately, the winter beauty isn’t forecasted to last quite yet – rain and temperatures of +5C tomorrow will likely put an end to it. Not to despair, though – the coldest month isn’t until February, so this scenery is bound to return for longer periods of time.
In the evening, we dropped by at our neighborhood mall, Sello.They too had added some wintry touches in the form of nice lights all around. We also discovered a phenomenon that is unlikely to take place anywhere outside Finland – only here can you have a (successful) ice-cream stand opening in the middle of the winter!
