Showing posts with label frost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frost. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A Frosty Morning in December


It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam... 













This crisp winter air is full of it. 

~John Burroughs, "Winter Sunshine"

Mornings are still brisk here, although the sun warms up our days. In my car, I'll start with the heater and end up with the air-conditioner by mid-afternoon.

Thanks to our recent rains, the humidity is high, providing an art medium for nature: frost.

I cheated on the third from the last photo, though. It's not really frost...it's the sap from weeds that freezes and expands into ghostlike creatures dotting the woods. This is just a close up.
It fascinates me every year.

Just as our temperatures are balanced between cold and warm, I hope you find balance in all that you need!

Friday, November 30, 2012

From a Week in a Texas Autumn


There are times in your life when something's gotta give.

Unfortunately, 
that something for me recently
has been
my morning walk.

But this week, hallelujah, I slipped back into the old routine.
I love and need these morning walks.

It's been a week of beautiful skies, frisky dogs, frosty mornings, glorious light, hunting dogs, spring-like mornings, confused plants, creepy-crawlies, and splashes of autumn leaves.

I kinda went crazy with my camera.

I'll be nice and only share a few of my favorites...















Hope you had a great week! 
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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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.