“One kind word can warm three winter months.” ~ Japanese Proverb

“And finally winter, with its bitin’, whinin’ wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.” ~ Roy Bean

“Large feathery flakes made a veil over everything, and if you were alone and held your breath and listened, you could hear the soft tiny sound of their falling.” ~ Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

“I don’t know of a better argument in favor of farming with horses than trying to start an old tractor in the winter time.” ~ Gene Logsdon