“Up rose the wild old winter-king, And shook his beard of snow; "I hear the first young hard-bell ring, 'Tis time for me to go! Northward o'er the icy rocks, Northward o'er the sea, My daughter comes with sunny locks: This land's too warm for me!” FirstsHardYoungSeaLandRocksKingsDaughterRoseWinterWarmRingsSnowMy DaughterBellsLocksBeardSunnyIcy Author:Charles Godfrey Leland
“[W]atching ducks land on a lake in Arkansas in the winter is about the closest to Heaven as you can find on this earth... and as someone who believes, according to my faith, I will go to Heaven when I die, I am pretty sure that there is duck hunting in Heaven!” BelieveEarthDiesHeavenLandWinterLakesHuntingDucksClosestArkansasI Am PrettyDuck Hunting Author:Mike Huckabee
“Will biofuel usage require land? Absolutely, but we think the ability to use winter cover crops, degraded land, as well as using sources such as organic waste, sewage, and forest waste means that actual land usage will be limited. Just these sources can replace most of our imported oil by 2030 without touching new land.” ThinkingWellsMeanUseAbilityLandSourceWasteWinterOilForestsTouchingCropsUsageSewageBiofuels Author:Vinod Khosla
“O beautiful white land, olives and wild anemone and violet mingled among the shale, and purple wings of little winter-butterflies say, here Psyche, the soul, lies.” LittlesSoulBeautifulLyingWhiteBeautyLandWingsWinterButterflyVioletPurpleOlives Book:Collected Poems 1912-1944 Source: Collected Poems 1912-1944
“Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh climate also accounts for what is unique and valuable about our land and our people” PeopleMayLongStatesHelpingLandColdUniqueLowsAccountsClimateWinterPopulationValuableHarshMaineWinter Cold Author:Tom Allen
“We invest far off places with a certain romance... Long summers, mild winters, rich harvests, plentiful game; none of them lasts for ever. Your own life, or your bands, or even your species - might be owed to a restless few, drawn by a craving they can hardly articulate or understand, to undiscovered lands, and new worlds.” WorldLongMightLastsRomanceCertainGamesRichLandBandSummerSpeciesWinterNew WorldHarvestRestlessCravingPlentiful Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands, suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land. Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made blue for the sky and the color green that fills Your fields with praise.” LooksMadeHandsFallSunSkyLandFieldsColorRainPraiseBlueGreenWinterGladBlessTendernessWheat Author:Rich Mullins