Well, here we are then – the one-hundredth day of winter (actually, today is day 101 – I’m running late with EVERYTHING at the moment – yikes)!

I’ll admit it was sometimes an effort to stay positive and inspired when darkness fell not long after lunchtime and the cold winds blew, but I feel that viewing winter as a photographic opportunity and actively seeking out beauty in things that were uniqulely wintery definitely helped me stay positive and entusiastic throughout the season.

What I loved most of all though was viewing the winter experiences that others were having – some things looked familar – other things looked wildly different but they all look beautiful!

1. Sheep watching…, 2. muskoka, ontario, 3. Day Sixty, 4. 39|365, 5. snowstorm, 6. Untitled

These are just a few from the flickr group – thank you to everybody who contibuted, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did – and here’s the best news of all…. it’s now spring! (Apologies to southern hemisphere… although as you get better weather in the winter than we often do in the summer (certainly here in UK) I hope it means you can forgive my gloating)!

What was your favourite thing about winter? I think mine was the watery, distant sunlight – a bit like ‘golden hour’ but all through the day, all be it a short day.

Oh, and the hot chocolate :)

If my maths is correct (there’s a very good chance it isn’t) we are now half-way through 100 Days of Winter! Half-way!

In 50 days time we will have reached the end of February and be relishing the prospect of daffodils, lambs and an easter-egg or two (or maybe three).

I have been totally gobsmacked by all the amazing photos in the 100 Days of Winter flickr group – they are amazing! When I get in from work I have a look through whilst I wait for my coffee to brew. Here are just a few that have been making me fall in love with winter…

1. Sky Watch/9, 2. Day Thirty-Eight, 3. fir, 4. Cold Winter, 5. He called it a bokeh tree with snowflake ornaments., 6. _MG_1193.jpg

Thanks to everyone who’s contributed so far and helped inspire me through my early-evening coffee breaks.

Talking of winter – here are a few more wintry photos of my own – yes, yet more from that never-ending roll of 35mm film that’s been plaguing you these last few days!

Taken with Pentax K1000 and Kodak Porfessional Porta 800 35mm film

If you love winter; we still have 50 days of winter left to enjoy.

If you don’t love winter; there are only 50 days of winter left to go.

How are you liking the return to normal life after the holidays?

I have to say, I do miss my precious daylight – I’m so pleased we’ve reached the point where the days are very, very slowly beginning to lengthen – I will be reunited with my beloved sunshine before you know it!