{"id":3666,"date":"2011-02-02T10:34:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T14:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2011-02-02T10:34:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T14:34:53","slug":"looking-into-the-face-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=3666","title":{"rendered":"Looking into the face of WINTER-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"004\" border=\"0\" alt=\"004\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking out my kitchen window, <\/p>\n<p>the view is rather drear.<\/p>\n<p>The sparkle of my bottles and glasses and lavender<\/p>\n<p>helps make the scene cozier and dear.<\/p>\n<p>But , no.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Winter has more than one expression<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"006\" border=\"0\" alt=\"006\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/006_thumb.jpg\" width=\"396\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soft snow has melted into any icier declension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"013\" border=\"0\" alt=\"013\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/013_thumb.jpg\" width=\"164\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a>There is ice caked on my sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"008\" border=\"0\" alt=\"008\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/008_thumb.jpg\" width=\"115\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"015\" border=\"0\" alt=\"015\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/015_thumb.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Ice is coating all the trees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"018\" border=\"0\" alt=\"018\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/018_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ice is running down the windows.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"014\" border=\"0\" alt=\"014\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/014_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And has covered all the streets.<\/p>\n<p>So I sit inside my ice cube- <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"003\" border=\"0\" alt=\"003\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/003_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Slippered&#160; feet up, cheerful fire crackling on the grate,<\/p>\n<p>and sip chai tea and nibble on cookies-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"017\" border=\"0\" alt=\"017\" src=\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/017_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The world is frozen-<\/p>\n<p>chores can wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking out my kitchen window, the view is rather drear. 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