Whispers of Spring

 we were lucky to have a few blue sky days

starry nights

which means cold enough for ice crystals

to appear

winter blues and whites 

in sunlight

enchanting

it has been warm this week

in the 40'sF

snow is melting

sometimes it rains, instead of snows

yesterday i saw a Steller Jay bathing in the pond

the day before sand fleas - they only appear when it is warm

and

the day before a mosquito

these beautiful crystals 

don't whisper of spring

usually February 

does not whisper of Spring

but this year

we are finding whispers of spring already

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Winter Wonderland

finding joy

in snowflakes

i hope you are still enjoying my photos of them

my forest

cloaked in winter snow

and

more snowflakes

captured on fabric laid upon my steps

as the sun began to set and darken our day

winter 

whites and gray blues

these flakes are a little frosty

soft around the edges

still star and flower like shapes

delicate bits of snowy ice

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Snowflakes

every time it snows

the flakes look different

they fall through the sky differently as well

today they were floating

softly

slowly

landing in piles

today they look like we imagine

when we think of snowflakes

tiny crystalline stars

I do mean tiny, like the size of a sesame seed

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I put out the red cloth for them to land on

the other photos are taken on my car

we are officially in the season of snow and ice

i love snowflake season

 

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Under the Watch of the Stars They Grew

under the watch of the stars they grew

presented by the light of the sun

 

gracing branches like fairy wings

ice crystals 

one of my loves

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