Winter

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The Season

beginning of winter
chilly night
first frost
first storm
fog
freezing
New year
rainy season
Santa Ana wind (late autumn, early winter)
shortest day
tule fog
winter
winter solstice
winter wind

Sky and Heavens

Ares
clear night
cold nights
early sunset
Geminids (Dec 13-14)
longer shadows
long nights
low sun
Orion
Quadrantids (Jan 3-4)
Venus / evening star
winter moon
winter sky

Mountains, Fields and Ocean

barren fields
fallen leaves
first snow
highest high tide
lowest low tide
rye grass
snow cap, snow-capped mountains
winter grass
winter sea, winter shore

Flowers and Plants

azaleas
bare branches
bare root (roses, fruit trees)
bare trees
buds
camellia buds
Christmas begonia
Christmas cactus (kalanchoe)
currents
early camellias, winter camellias
gooseberries
Japanese magnolia
kumquat
liquid amber (only a few leaves left)
manzanita blossoms
oranges, Mandarin oranges
pecans dropping
poinsettia
splat persimmons
spring bulbs (must plant before Dec 25)
sugar bush blooms
tangerines
toyon berries (red, sometimes yellow)
tulip tree
winter chrysanthemum

Birds and Animals

American coots
Anna's hummingbird (peak nesting)
black-vented shearwaters leaving
cats mating
coyote breeding
cry of the deer
deer lose antlers
grey bobcat
hibernation
overwintering monarch butterflies
owl
raccoon breeding
red-tailed hawk
ruby-crowned kinglet
squirrels digging
throngs of birds
waterfowl
whales calving
whale migration peak
winter coats, heavy coats
winter sparrow
wood ducks

Human Affairs

bean soup
boots
Christmas (bells, candles, cards, carols, decorations, gifts, ribbon, stockings, trees, tree lots, wreaths, etc.)
Christmas bonus
Epiphany (Three Kings Day)
fireplace
flu, influenza, flu shots, cough
gloves, mittens
Hanukkah
hot apple cider
hot chocolate
ice skating
Kwanzaa
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
New Year's Day
pruning
Rose Bowl
Rose Parade
Santa, store Santas
scarf, muffler
See's candy
shopping, shopping malls
skis, skiing
Superbowl
tamales
winter coat, overcoat
winter travel

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