Happy New Year

Winter in Erie is definitely a time for solitude and to be at one with nature. Interestingly enough, men go off and do things, like ice-fishing, together but still keep their peace and distance.

There is a quiet beauty that winter creates with its

cool shades of grays and shades of blues as if to provide us all with a serene canvas to decompress the thoughts and many issues of the past year. I like the idea of being bundled up, hands cold, breath stirring the air all the while feeling that every fiber of your body is screaming how very much alive you are.