December 2024
"Oh Winter, ruler of th'inverted year,... I love thee, all unlovely as thou seemst, And dreaded as thou art. Thou hold'st the sun A prisoner in the yet undawning east, Shortening his journey between morn and noon, .....I crown thee the king of intimate delights, Fire-side enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all of the comforts that lowly roof Of undisturbed retirement and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening know." William Cowper, from "Winter Evening" Brontë Parsonage on dark, windy December afternoon Brontë Parsonage Museum Candlelit For Christmas Festive window at Haworth Old Post Office bistro Boxing Day Low sun on Haworth Brow Moor