By mid-December I will start missing the lush palette of the more colourful seasons, and by late January this becomes a persistent craving. None of that diminishes the beauty of the concomitant grays and browns suddenly brought out of the shadows, with white reigning supremely as the colour of winter. Illustrations of tropical scenery take my breath away, so otherworldly they appear. The photographs in black and white fit the mood perfectly. A splash of colour here and there adds a nice touch of superficiality and creative play - like buying a small carton of raspberries at the market in January. What could be more exulting than being able to hold something so red in the depths of winter?
Did you know that the body produces vitamin D through exposure to the Sun? Of course you knew that. But imagine this amazing ability to produce a chemical by just walking in the Sun, and that compound will in turn help build strong bones, protect skin and tissues, prevent disease. Sure, you could purchase it in a pill, pretty much everything comes in a pill these days, and part of the demand is filled through proper diet, but the best one comes produced in your own factory of life. So forget occasionally to put on your sunscreen on the days you are not on the beach and be an assistant in your own chemistry lab.
