Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Winter's Breath

A bowl of hot chili for dinner.
Fire dancing in the wood-burning stove.
Wind, whipping through the Hollow.
Wind, a musician, turning treetops into instruments; nature's orchestra.
Wind, winter's breath.











Posted by Barbara at 9:16 PM
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21 comments:

  1. HilaryFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Barbara, these are absolutely beautiful. Nature at its best, kissed by the frost.

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  2. BarbaraFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Thanks, Hilary :)

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    LOVE the poem! And the photos are outstanding...just beautiful :) Liz

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  4. BarbaraFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Thanks, Liz! (Hope you feel better soon!!)

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  5. MerisiFebruary 2, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    Breathtakingly beautiful,
    a winter that colorful!

    Congratulations in Hilary's Post of the Week Award!

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  6. IndraniFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    Wow! These are magical!
    Congrats!

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  7. Steve GravanoFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Beautiful collection! It's so cold this morning, that bowl of chili sounds so good.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    OMG...those red shots are breathtaking!

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  9. Mental P MamaFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Beautiful captures! Congrats on POTW!

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  10. PaulineFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    such beautiful shots of mother nature's jewelry!

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  11. FrikoFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    absolutely delightful!

    Happy to meet you through Hillary.

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    What gorgeous winter poetry - both the words and the photos.

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  13. BarbaraFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Thank you all for stopping by and leaving your comments! What a wonderful surprise to find out it earned a Post of the Week from Hilary!

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  14. VM Sehy PhotographyFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Cool frost shots. I especially like the first one.

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  15. MaggieGemFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Magical winter shots! Congrats on the POTW mention

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  16. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Niiiiiiiiiiiiice!

    ~contented sigh~

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  17. linlahFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Thanks for bringing winter to CA., I do miss the winter.

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  18. ChristineFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    love the empty acorns :)

    congrats on potw

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  19. BarbaraFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    Thank you all for your sweet comments!

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  20. Leah J. UtasFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Such wonderful life in your pics.

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  21. GinaFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    Awesome, as usual, Barbara!

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