Aligning with Nature

I adore being outdoors; enjoying the sunshine softly touching my face and basking in natural settings. It's generally tough to do so this time of year, though--at least where I live. Last Friday (the day these pics were taken) the daytime temperature high was a mere 18 degrees. Believe me, that's cold! Oh, and did I add that the wind was sharply blowing--All. Day. Long? Plus, there's patches of ice strategically placed upon every walkway in town. What's nice is that even though I'm not getting outdoors (as much as I'd like right now), I still feel I'm aligned with nature. I'm just doing so in a very special way... I observe the phases of the...