Winters are usually comfortable here. We have some ten hours of sunlight on our shortest day. This year, this solstice/Christmas week, the temperatures are even rising into the 60s, but that’s not necessary for a lovely winter day. 
One of the treats of the depth of winter, for me, is the way the low southern sun shines through the bushes while I am at my desk in the morning. I have sometimes been caught off guard looking up, thinking I’m seeing flowers on a plant, the way the white spots are distributed. It’s a delightful trick of the morning light.
May the lovely blooms you imagine this winter flower for you in 2016.
freethoughtandmetaphor 
Dec 22, 2015 @ 08:29:05
Lucky you. We have eight hours and 54 minutes of sunlight.
Dick
“I can’t breathe!” – – Eric Garner
Dec 22, 2015 @ 08:33:24
Lovely
Write on
Dec 22, 2015 @ 15:09:08
Here in Boston it was only eight hours and ten minutes of light. I won’t say sunlight because it rained on and off all day. But it was mild, for which we’re grateful. I enjoyed this post.