Reasons for Winter (in no particular order)

1. Noticing my teeth are cold when I smile.
2. Some added color to my usually quite pale face.
3. Coming inside and thawing out. The tinglies.
4. Cold fingers wrapped around warm mugs.
5. Snow. It's beautiful. It's quiet. Every flake is different. 
6. Everything is fragile, raw, and vulnerable. Nothing can hide. And in its vulnerability, everything is beautiful.
7. Winter creates a strong sense of community. We need each other. The wind is too much for all of us.
8. Playing in the snow. You can play in rain, but it's not quite the same.
9. It makes us slow down. Stop. Watch the snow. Listen. 
10. Gingerbread houses, candy canes, cozy lights, cocoa.
11. Bundling up.
12. Sleeping with lots of blankets.
13. Fires.
14. Snuggling in blankets and fuzzy socks on the couch, reading a book or watching a movie or knitting a scarf.
15. Oranges.
16. Boots.
17. The wind. A reminder of power. 
18. A reminder that humans aren't really that strong.
19. The invigoration of walking outside when the snow is stinging your eyelashes or the wind whips you in the face.
20. Mittens.
21. Scarves.
22. Walking at night and seeing people's houses lit up.
23. The way a blue sky stands out so sharply against the ground, the snow, the bare tree limbs.
24. A reminder, in the gray days, to look at the ground more. There are beautiful things on the ground too. 
25. The birds what stick around, and how visible they are: Cardinals, Blue Jays, etc.
26. A good cold day to clear out my sinuses.
27. There is always something to be thankful for. Thankful for your warm coat, your warm house, the heat at your friend's house, that you have socks...
28. Tea parties. There's something marvelous about a tea party in the winter time, I think.
29. There's been a lot of really good poetry created around/about/during the winter.
30. The way it smells.

I'm adding more from my friend Charlie.

 31. The joy of watching a puppy or child experience snow for the first time.

32. The horrible pain of cold air in my ears because it reminds me that I’m are alive and discomfort is only temporary.
33. Taking a deep breath and feeling the chill in the deepest part of my lungs.
34. Hats. 
35. Seeing animal tracks in fresh snow and remembering that we share this Earth with other creatures that don't fully depend on us, 
36. It’s a time of new beginnings and self evaluation.
37. The surprise caused by a well placed snowball in the face.
38. Steaming up the windows when I cook. 
39. The feeling of lotion on dry skin. 
40. The sound of snow crunching under my tire/foot. 
41. Having to humble myself after slipping on ice, especially in front of other people, and remembering that something as simple as ice can bring even the most confident and powerful person literally to their knees. 
42. The ongoing battle between hot and cold that causes icicles to grow, and the light that shines through them.
43. The adventure of waking up without heat.

Adding more of my own.

44. Being able to see my breath!
45. Eating snow and icicles.
46. playing on playgrounds is more exciting: sliding down slides, jumping off the swings.