Mot du Jour – L’Hiver

Mot du Jour 12/2/11

As the leaves are swept into piles, and the trees become bare, we realize we are entering la saison froide (the cold season) of l’hiver (“leevare” – winter). It is nice to be in a cozy warm maison (house) when it is frosty cold outside, so let’s also remember the beauty of l’hiver too.

This picture was given to me this morning by one of my students – I teach this jeune fille (young girl) who lives in Russia chaque matin (every morning) on Skype. She said this looks like where she lives, and it certainly does look like a “winter wonderland” .

Do you live in an area that gets a lot of la neige (snow)? I grew up in Chicago so I have seen a lot of it! But then I moved to Florida, and didn’t see any…just les palmiers (palm trees) with lights on them to signify l’hiver . Now I live in Raleigh/Cary, and we see la neige a couple of times during the season, and it doesn’t stay for long.

Qu’aimez-vous de l’hiver? (What do you like about winter?) Do you like to go skiing (faire du ski) or make a snowman (bonhomme du neige), or just sit inside a cozy house watching the snow (la neige) fall?

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