Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories.

My girl Norma:

"Deep at the bottom of the well no warmth has yet returned,

The rain which sighs and feels so cold has dampened withered roots.

What sort of man at such a time would come to visit the teacher?

As this is not a time for flowers, I find I've come alone."

-  Su Shi, Visiting the the Temple of Auspicious Fortune Alone on the Winter Solstice 

And some old pics.... taken when winter was again a true winter....