It’s so bright and sunny out here that it’s hard to believe there’s a whole other world just under the snow and ice– a world of nothing but cold and dark. In a way, it reminds me of us, with our own two sides.
A snowy blanket has two sides:
One that shows and one that hides;
The open side is bathed in light–
The other, though, is black as night
–Photo by me
With all this snow, my son Aaron and I decided to take a little road trip to try to find the source of it all. We have a pretty good idea, so we’re heading for Giant’s Ridge.
I’ve never seen so much snow hung up in the trees. We had to detour a few miles back because the snow had toppled a few of the big pines right on the road.
We decided to take a backroad to the ridge; now I’m not so sure this was a good idea.
After some hair-raising turns and slides on the forest road, we’re finally getting close; I can see snow drifting up between the trees.
Sure enough, we’ve found the culprit! I guess I better stop blaming God!!
–Photos by me
it’s often
my experience
that as i
shovel snow,
a large, treetop audience
gathers for the show
–photo by me
–Photos by me
the storms in life pass–
after which we may see things
in a whole new light;
the silver lining in clouds
sometimes gets left behind
–photo by me
as a child of nature,
now is the time
to clean my own slate
and unclutter my mind;
to let go of the past
and forgive what is due;
to lay bare my soul
and begin things anew
–photo by me
Still battling with my demons,
But as of today — I’M WINNING!
–Photo by Aaron
A young porcupine known as Jim
Is always going out on a limb
To become my good friend,
But I know, in the end,
That I’ll never get that close to him
–Photo by me
When the days
Are shorter in length,
The leaves have
Gone away,
And the sun has lost its strength,
Some folks lose their way
–Photo by me
Sun dogs are strange beasts. Whether they look like a distant atomic explosion or Orion’s Belt on the horizon, they never fail to remind me of that old saying:
“There are three sides to every story:
my side, your side, and the truth.”
–Photo by me
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