Cold, yes, but we got very close to a young male marsh harrier, perching on a branch and I shall never forget his imperious glare, feathers golden in the low winter light.
Anchored by the diminutive yet deeply flavorful birds, it is a light winter dish that speaks to Mr. Schwartz's love of contrasts: The quail is hot and sweet, the greens are cool, the pear slices are tender and the almonds add crunch.
WSJ: Michael Schwartz's Maple-Glazed Quail With Pear and Almond Salad | Slow Food Fast
In the dog days of a presidential campaign, author Ana Marie Cox finds the canvas for a jaunty political farce that, as winter reading, feels light as spring.
Dr Hoch's team extended this idea, arguing that as a plant starts to disassemble its light-gathering apparatus in preparation for winter, its leaves become particularly sensitive to light damage.
They will be closed only for short periods of time and only during the winter when the water temperature and light are too low for algal blooms.
It would mean that, in the north of Scotland, it did not get light until 10am in winter, and the Scots have therefore decided that it is a Sassenach plot to ensure that the Highlander is kept in the dark.
In 1996 the House of Commons failed to pass a private members' bill proposing that the time in Britain be aligned with that in the rest of Europe, yielding an extra hour's light every afternoon, summer and winter.
Imagine the heat in the summer, the bitter cold in the winter, and Mandela going out to quarry stone, the burning white light reflecting off the limestone permanently and deeply injuring his sight.
The slaves and the freedmen who rode an underground railroad, seeking the light of justice under the cover of night -- they weathered a hard winter.
"Some thoughts were that during the course of the winter a storm had changed the shape of one of the bars meaning that it felt light to lie on, " said Chris.
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