Tomorrow is officially the first day of winter here in Australia, and I have a confession to make: I am NOT a winter person. Give me blistering sun any day of freezing cold – though my real favourite is hot enough to swim, mild enough not to HAVE to swim. Anyway, to me winter is cold and damp and miserable. But, in the spirit of my quest to put a positive spin on stuff, I thought I’d devote a post to the good things about winter. So, here goes – five cool things about  winter.

1.        1.  Rain. Yes, I know I just complained about the damp, but I must admit that I love the sound of rain, and having lived for the past ten years in the Wheatbelt and seen the horrible impact of drought, rain has acquired an even deeper meaning for me. As I’ve listened to the rain in the past few days, I have been thinking of my farming friends and rellies, and knowing that the rain is making life just a little easier for them.

2.     2.    Soup. Warms the soul, fills the tummy – but is most delicious when it is cold and miserable outside.  I made a big batch of potato and leek soup last night, and as I write this am still digesting  my lunch time helping. Yummo.

3.         3.  Fleecy socks. They’re warm. They’re fluffy. And my newest pair is hot pink. What’s not to love?

4.      4.    Snuggling up in bed. I don’t love being cold at all – but I do love pulling the doona up just a little bit higher and feeling warm and cozy in bed. It does beat the feeling of tossing and turning trying to cool down on a scorching summer’s night.

5.        5.  It’s short.  Perhaps the best thing about winter in my part of the world is that it is short. There are only a few months of the year when it truly is cold and miserable. The rest of the year the days are mild, the sun shines, the birds sing and life is good. 

Roll on Spring! And Summer.