A Recipe for Winter

Blend sun and snow. Toss in shadows. Stir lightly. Store below freezing. Enjoy.

 

‘Tis That Time of Year

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.

 

 

Hanging Out to Dry

Yesterday? A downpour day. Two centimetres of the wet stuff. Grey and cold.

This morning? Frozen bird bath and icy steps.

And a clothes line full of raindrops, drying in the sun.

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September 21, 2016

Happy Dance

These leaves are doing a little branch dancin’.

Hang out with the sunbeams and see how you feel.

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Balsam poplar   Populus balsamifera