{"id":233,"date":"2011-02-10T17:46:06","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T17:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2011-07-05T21:36:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T21:36:18","slug":"winter-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Winter Wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-235\" title=\"Snow 02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-02-510x340.jpg\" alt=\"Snow 02\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-02-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-02.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today I thought I\u2019d show you a little of the paradise I live in. I guess you could call me a country girl. The energy of the city attracts me, but I love the peaceful life of living in the country; away from the constant lights and busy-ness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-236\" title=\"Snow 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-01-510x340.jpg\" alt=\"Snow 01\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-01-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-01-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-01.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like the beauty of wintertime\u2026when the snow blankets everything. Sometimes I tend to <!--more-->whine when someone makes a path in the snow. \u201dNo, when you step in the snow, it wrecks it! No walking allowed.\u201d But then, I become a hypocrite when I want to go for a walk in the winter splendor. I love the way the sun reflects off the snow\u2026especially when it\u2019s setting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-237\" title=\"Snow 03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-03-510x322.jpg\" alt=\"Snow 03\" width=\"510\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-03-510x322.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-03-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Snow-03.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have had a ton of snow this winter, which has been so fun. I still have yet to snowshoe in the drifts, but I have gone sledding. A friend of mine and I decided to relive childhood memories and brave the hill\u2026as it turns out, the snow was too sticky that day, so we just sat in our sleds stuck halfway down the hill and laughed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-238\" title=\"Kitty Cat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Kitty-Cat-510x340.jpg\" alt=\"Kitty Cat\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Kitty-Cat-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Kitty-Cat-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Kitty-Cat.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I was young, I always used to feel sorry for our cats when it was so cold. My Dad would constantly remind me that they were nice and warm in their fur coats. It comforted me. I never thought I was a cat person, but I think I must be. They have such funny characteristics; especially with the airs they put on, which amuses me\u2026plus, they\u2019re so photogenic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239\" title=\"Charissa with cat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Charissa-with-cat.jpg\" alt=\"Charissa with cat\" width=\"403\" height=\"574\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s a little piece of this girl\u2019s life\u2026and although I live in the country, I\u2019m pretty sure you will <em>not<\/em> catch me saying ya\u2019ll.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you a country person or a city person? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I thought I\u2019d show you a little of the paradise I live in. I guess you could call me a country girl. The energy of the city attracts me, but I love the peaceful life of living in the country; away from the constant lights and busy-ness. I like the beauty of wintertime\u2026when the snow blankets everything. 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