Winter Solstice

It's the beginning of January, the cold crystallizing the thick blanket of snow that came during the holidays and deep crisp nights are chipped away as the days get longer.

While the scent of any life is bereft from the air, the crispness of deep blue skies and crunchy snow punctuates a serene presence to the winter landscape.

It is the perfect contrast to what's simultaneously occurring on the opposite side of the hemisphere and a natural progression that can inspire deep contemplation when the beauty of winter is allowed to reveal itself.

While the patterns of human activities struggle to hold consistency, the elements of winter remind of a gradual rhythm of constant change - the basis of which energy and inspiration truly hails from.

Here's to winter 2008!