We are one day past the solstice.
The year’s darkest corner has been turned
and I can feel my spirits lift.
Fresh snow fell this week
and in the woods
silence hangs thick upon the branches.
Sol plays hide-and-seek behind the trees
then suddenly flashes green and red.
Mother Nature’s Christmas card.
The Lens and I 
Mother Nature’s cards are the very best kind! Merry Christmas!
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Aren’t they just. Thanks, Terry ā best wishes to you too! š
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That is so beautiful, Sally! Words and picture! Happy Christmas! š
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You’re sweet! Thanks. And many good wishes to you too. š
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Thank you š
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I think beyond the trees is the doorway to Narnia… Im not surprised your spirits were lifted.. mine were too.
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It just might be. Thanks for your good words
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What an interesting phenomenon. Do you know what caused it? I can think of several explanations, including in-the-spirit-of-the-season elves. However it happened, it’s delightful, and makes a perfect Christmas card. Poinsettias are nice, but this is special.
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Elves? How wonderful! I thought they might have gone south with the geese but perhaps they have merely taken shelter in the snow.
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Lovely, Sally. The very best to you this season and in the New Year. I look forward to your words and photos in 2018. āCurt
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Curt, thank you ā a pleasure getting to know you, cyberspacially speaking. I’m going to enjoy more of your hiking treks in the new year.
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And thank you Sally, belatedly. I missed a whole section of comments. Likewise, I am looking forward to more of your photos and fine words in 2018! May you have a great New Year. āCurt
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I agree. Some days it’s hard to keep up with everything. I’d like to post more and follow more blogs but the 24-hour days somehow seems to shrink as we get older! “See you” in the new year. š
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