I would perhaps (and that is a very questionable "perhaps") enjoy winter more if it could in fact be winter. That is, winter as seen in idealistic photos: deep new snow with the sun shining brightly. Instead, we are plagued with a weekend of snow followed by drizzling rain and melting snow, which turns to ice when the temperature drops at night. As a result, I look like an idiot trying to skate around and find spots that are covered with sand and gravel so that I can safely reach my destination. This photo from an article published Friday the 16th of January in our local newspaper, Laagendalsposten, shows that I am not exaggerating.

And so begins my patient wait for summer...

The above image is based on this PSD DUDE tutorial. Links to resources used are given in the tutorial. I really love the tutorials by PSD DUDE.