h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As is my tradition for this time of year, I'm feeling a bit blue and struggling to cheer myself. Today was the first proper wintry day we've had in God's Own Country so I think I'll take this opportunity to wax lyrical about why winter is a good thing.

Snow. I absolutely adore snow and living in West Yorkshire it's quite a regular occurrence: growing up in Liverpool it almost never snowed, I can think of about 3 occasions in 18 years where snow lay for more than a day or two and I remember watching the news about these places that where buried and being insanely jealous. Now I actually live in one of those places and it's great. Less fond of ice but I can live with that.

Fog. I love fog for some reason, have done ever since I was a little kid. I love the way light and sound shift and are muffled, creating odd shadows and echoes. I think fog can also be great for when you just want to lose yourself in thought.

Dark nights. I think the lights of cities shining out in the darkness is incredibly handsome and comforting, particularly when there's Christmas lights in there somewhere. I'm probably the only person in the world who associates Yentl's "Papa Can You Hear Me" with Christmas.

Crisp sunlight: I think the light in winter is incredible: really sharp and creates great contrast. I love it when you feel like you could flick the sky and it'd ring like a crystal glass.

The Dr Who Christmas Special. It looks amazing this year.

The cold. I'm a cold person (in more ways than one my friends would probably say) so I enjoy frosts and bitterly cold days, they just make me feel alive. Plus afterwards there's the pleasure of warming up.

I'm a cold person, too. I hate warm weather.

I also like snow, though not always in the amounts we have been getting in Chicago lately.

You're right about sunlight in winter- I need sunglasses more in winter than any other time of year. The light is so much brighter and crisper.

Cold days are *so* exhilarating!!

Snow. I first saw snow when I was 17, and then I had to wait until I was 29 to see more. I still get unreasonably excited by the possibility of snow, though I'd never admit that in public...

People that like snow, please forward your shipping address. Each and every winter, I would be more than pleased to have it directed to anywhere else.

I'm with Nick.I am a summer person

I once got close to snow...........and then I turned a bolted in the other direction

The dog and I miss snow. Every year we say we're going to drive to the mountains to see some, but we don't.