Day 21 – Winter trees
To see a tree in winter is to see it for what it really is. A winter tree is an object so intricate and so perplexing that if it hadn’t already; been decided that winter […]
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To see a tree in winter is to see it for what it really is. A winter tree is an object so intricate and so perplexing that if it hadn’t already; been decided that winter […]
“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
“January opensThe box of the yearAnd brings out daysThat are bright and clearAnd brings out daysThat are cold and greyAnd shouts, “Come seeWhat I brought today!”~ Leland B. Jacob
“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. ” ~ John Boswell
“They knew her, the graveyard folk, for each of us encounters the Lady on the Grey at the end of our days, and there is no forgetting her. ~ Neil Gaiman
The word “miracle” aptly describes a seed.~ Jack Kramer
“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”~ Charles Dickens
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” ~ John Muir
“There is no beauty without some strangeness” ~ Edgar Allan Poe
“Here feel we but the penalty of Adam,The seasons’ difference, as the icy fangAnd churlish chiding of the winter’s wind,Which, when it bites and blows upon my body,Even till I shrink with cold, I smile.”~ […]