#sorry this is late but i was dying because of MTH work unexpected irl stuff lack of sleep DST the U.S. election etc.

[lightsonparkave]

Things slow to a standstill as the weather gets colder, burrowing underneath a blanket of frost to prepare for a deep slumber.

The theme for Lights on Park Ave Round 56 is hibernation.

Here are the prompts:

"For Now I am Winter" (Nils Frahm Rework) - Ólafur Arnalds

A painting of a faceless girl by Aleksandra Waliszewska with lyrics from "Class of 2013" by Mitski superimposed on it

Photos of a frozen forest

"Frosti" - Björk

A quote about snow covering and silencing everything from Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

"Deer Tracks" - Richard Brautigan

Photographs of grand abandoned homes and forgotten architectural beauty by Roman Robroek

Fury tells Steve that he's been asleep for almost 70 years in Captain America: The First Avenger

Photos of abandoned apartments in Vorkuta, Russia covered in snow and ice by Arseniy Kotov

A quote from the Reno Evening Gazette December 23, 1929 issue about wanting to go back to bed on cold winter mornings

Undercover - Line Hoven

"Now i lay(with everywhere around)" - E. E. Cummings

A photo of a snowy field warmed by the winter sun

Photos of Dean Village in Edinburgh surrounded by fog on a quiet, eerie winter morning

"Lamps" - Mary Oliver

Photoset of empty, silent streets cloaked in snow

Photoset of snowy streets at night illuminated by street lamps

Round 56 will end on December 31, 11:59 PM ET (what time is that for me?).

As always, you’re free to jump in whenever you’d like during the round, a wide variety of work types is accepted, and there are no minimum work requirements. Unfinished works and works for other fandom events are allowed. You can find more information about Lights on Park Ave and the participation guidelines here.