Last Friday (30 January) when I was walking towards Victoria Memorial Hall for a quick city tour with a friend I saw this tree standing tall with its bare branches spread in all directions. It looked beautiful to me. I don’t know why so many people hate winter, because I have heard from many of my friends and acquaintances that they don’t like winter at all. Winter brings with it a lot of memories for me. My childhood memories of winter are still so fresh! Winter means variety of pickles, fruits, home-made sweets and outdoor activities.
And most of all, winter sets the path to a fresh new beginning. Winter too has a poetic beauty that I saw in this bare tree.
Drive my dead thoughts over the universe
Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth!
And, by the incantation of this verse,
Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Be through my lips to unawakened earth
The trumpet of a prophecy! O, wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
So, do you like winter? Or hate it? Share your reasons with me… 🙂
look so nice and cool tones 🙂
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I am happy that you liked it 🙂 thank you
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I think one of the reasons why people hate winter is that the leaves are shedding and it does seem a little dry and bland. But there is a beauty to it which you have captured very well. It is the onset of something new, something fresh and vivid..
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Absolutely… 🙂 There is a beauty in everything… only we need to find it.
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Thanks for sharing the poem !! 🙂
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It’s one of my favorites 🙂
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It should be defenitely 🙂
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I love winter. As you said, brings back many happy memories. Loved the shot and the poem is my all time favorite.
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Thank you for sharing your views Saru and I am glad that you loved the shot 🙂
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attempt has been made to give the readers an insight into its beauty. … round the year, since the summer is pleasant and winter is not harsh!
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Thank you for dropping by. Winter is pleasant here in Kolkata while summer is too hot and humid
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I’m one of those people who neither love nor hate winter. But as I’m down with cough and cold and a sore throat since yesterday, I’m hating it…. 😦
Lovely capture Moon, Victoria memorial-e jaabo jwar-kaashi komlei… you being the inspiration… 😀
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So sorry to know that. Get well soon. Ekhon weather pleasant…sokale Victoria khub bhalo lagbe…r ami ebyapare kauke inspire korte parlam jene khub bhalo lagche… amar blog post er jonne ekta boro paoa 🙂
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Honestly tomar Victoria Memorial er chhobi gulo dekhei khub jete ichche holo. We often forget our that our very own Kolkata has so much to offer.. 🙂 ❤ my city…
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Ha…sotti… sudhu thinking ta bodlano dorkar. ami besh kichu bochor bade Victoria gelam…notun bhabe dekhlam 🙂
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Here we don’t have a proper winter that is too cold. And that is pretty good. But I would like to see such beautiful colours during winter 🙂
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Yes…winters are pleasant here. Thank you for the visit 🙂
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I am one of those people who love winter – I think I have mentioned it before 😀 as not much of a cold winter here in the South, my idea shouldn’t qualify as of the real winter-winter 😀
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Hehee…then spend a winter in Delhi… and let me know your view .. 😀 😉
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This is a beautiful capture indeed…
I am one of those who don’t like winter… though I can appreciate the poetic beauty of it in snow, in mist and in pictures like these.. I just cannot experience it 🙂
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I also wish to see the places where it snows in winter… want to experience it at lease one in life. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 🙂
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I’m one of those who dislike winter. The temperature is -10, you’re subjected to the strong winds from the Black sea, your fingers are frozen through, you can’t keep your balance on the slippery sidewalk – well, you’ve got the idea 🙂 Your photo is beautiful, and so is your winter.
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Your reasons are very strong Antonina. So, no argument on this 🙂 Thank you for appreciation.
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Thank you! Glad that you liked it 🙂
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