Of winter descended
But the snowfall changed
To light drizzle
It’s cold and damp outside
True signs of a
Coast Mountain winter
A little shiver at the thought
Of going outside
So I slide open the glass door
Peek out onto the deck
And find a couple snow shovels
I may not need to use after all
If the rain continues to fall
Whistler
British Columbia, Canada
Taken today, 2016
Last week we looked out the Windows…. This week? Let’s have some Winter fun, or find something else in this photograph of snow and shovels on the deck of my sister’s home in Whistler, British Columbia.
The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt offered Sunday mornings.
Each week I provide a photograph of mine along with a single word. The challenge? Use the pic and/or word as points of inspiration to create something — a photograph, a painting, prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, longread or just a few words. You are welcome to use these two elements (photograph and word) literally, thematically or metaphorically. If you create both images and words, all the better.
To participate:
- Use any title you like
- Your response can be words and/or an image
- You may use my image in your post, or any image you have created
- Place the challenge’s Pic (if you use it for inspiration) and Word prominently in your post
- Mention that you are responding to the Pic and a Word Challenge
- Add a link to this post in your response
To help us find your response, you can also:
- Add a comment on this post to announce your response
- Apply the tag “Pic and a Word Challenge” to your post
Each week, I’ll list the previous week’s responses at the end of the new challenge. I may also share some on my social media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.

Six delightful peeks through the windows this week. Thanks everyone! =)
- Windows, by Netdancer’s Musings and Photography
- Fade to Blue, by Dancing Echoes
- Windows into worlds…, by Serendipitous Weblife
- Windows, by Jennifer Nichole Wells
- Window, by Lady Lee Manila
- Sunlight’s Condolences, by flashlight batteries
View all the Pic and a Word Challenges, including the current challenge, on the Pic and a Word Challenge tag page.