Spring

drove and hiked hoping to see

Spring Beauties

at first I thought I was too early in the season

once one was spied

I noticed they were sprinkled throughout the meadow

our first forest flower

 the lovely yellow violet

I love watching things turn green

sprout leaves

the sun warming our world

this last winter my walking bridge died

last week I made a new one

felt like a nice accomplishment

I have a huge plum colored bolder in my yard

after the rain

the lichen turns this wonderful color

here and there 

are mushrooms

full of fun character

another sign of a new season

the setting sun inspires pause

soaring as the sun sets

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The Sun Visits Briefly

most days this year

have been cloudy

misty

gray and whites

yesterday

the sun 

found spaces between clouds to peer through

to us

so lovely to see blue

and the snowy mountain glowing and cloaked

in misty clouds

the snowy dunes came to life 

in shadows and light

sunset 

a lovely sight

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A Grace of Snowflakes

 yesterday it did not snow

yet we were given a grace of snowflakes

(above they are on the surface of my frozen creek)

I have never seen frost grow like this, never

and note the one like a hand holding a snowflake

 they landed on my wooden steps

 upon my car's windshield

 the day before we had a different expression of ice crystals

like roses

one clear evening 

the sky touched our hearts

tomorrow is Imbolc:

Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring

here it does not feel like spring

yet the days are getting longer

in 4 weeks time

  most often i will not need to plow snow again

so i will enjoy these winter days

until spring begins to grace our lives

 

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Went Camping ~

winds ferocious breath

stirred the clouds dramatic

sunset uplifting

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looking east:

looking west:

color ripening:

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