Snowflakes, Very Tiny

lovely snowflakes just for you

oh so tiny

crystalline beauty

if you are wondering

this green is my firewood carrier made of canvas cloth

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today it is snowing
fine sugar falling through the sky
not crystalline stars like the ones from yesterday
 

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Spring Equinox 2012

spring arrives slowly in North West Montana

there is a dance

much like a tango

back and forth between winter and spring 

it will be a month

or two before we see a wildflower

yet each day the snow retreats and the rings of earth around the trees grow larger

many of the days are shades of gray

making more evident where the inner spark of light 

of Spring

resides

in honor of the spring equinox

or autumn in other parts of the world

I offer you colored rocks

that remind me of both seasons

as I write the sun shines bright

tall trees dance in the wind

birds sing daily of arriving Spring
and our day nears it's end

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lovely equinox to one and all

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Enraptured

imagine that life exists
simply and always exists
before and after we meet each spectacular moment
life is

yesterday a breath of air and moisture existed
at night they mingled with freezing temperatures

grew into a delight for our eyes

winter crystals

sun comes to shine
and they melt
but that life
lived before and now after they were born into crystals

imagine that life always is
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this is where I met these crystalline beauties:

to my eyes

this mornings forest was cloaked in fuzzy frost 

yet up close

I was enraptured with what I found

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Passion

passionate
who me
about ice crystals
is it that obvious

well
if you were to meet
to truly treat
yourself to perch on your heels

gaze at their form
with light streaming through
blue sky too
tis my guess
that you

would feel passion too
perhaps even kinship 

with the fragile delight that you find
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Thank you
to everyone for wishing me a wonderful time last night at the Headwaters Photography Event!
It was a wonderful evening of amazing photography.
As well as raising money to take care of our waters.

Caring for our waters is not only important
it is Essential!

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visit: OSI

for poetry with the prompt: passionate

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Winter's Shoreline

winters shoreline treasures
bubbles
ice and stones
grand performance unfolding
amongst waves
and sunshine tones
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to enjoy more watery images

visit: Watery Wednesday!

Winter's Joy

 rambling in the woods

crusty snow beneath my boots

cacophonous alarm

to sylvan dwellers near and far

dropping to my knees
treasuring what I spy 
winter crystals

a delightful
sight
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a few days ago

following tracks in the woods

I stirred up a mammal that I have never seen

we think it is a mink or fisher

larger than a house cat:

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Rarefied

kneeling on the bank of snow
to glimpse
an aura of light
held within a crystalline form
exquisite refined beauty
grown throughout the night
melts in sunlight
glory
our world
holds immense glory
in your presence
my heart is rarefied
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Visit OSI for poetry with the prompt: aura

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Delighted about: Spring Equinox

Metamorphosis, Winter into Spring

meadow creek
icing up at night
frozen for our delight
temporal gems glisten 
juicy in sunlight
morning rays illuminate
golden liquid light
a seasons dance
winter into spring

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Winter into spring is such a lively time, though here in the NW of Montana spring slides in slowly. 

Yesterday skies were blue and brimming with stormy clouds. Then a howling wind blew in,

branches and leaves flying and crashing. Hail tiny played like wild music on the metal roof, frozen balls growing larger with each moment. 

Becoming tiny flakes of snow 

soon to be the size of small feathers.
For twenty minutes we had a wild storm, it slid away as fast as it arrived.

Blue sky peaked out here and there and so it goes

when winter begins to dance with spring.

Happy Equinox!

May blessings touch and fill your lives

as our days grow longer.

P.S. spring sightings:
last Sunday, first butterfly of the year
and
first bear tracks as well!

Shadows and Light

light of the sun
permeates your watery body
hidden treasures revealed
for a moment
a passing cloud gracefully shifts our gaze
resting on shadows
tis a dance of shadows and light
this life
a dance of shadows and light
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photos: ice floating on lake water


visit more watery images: Watery Wednesday

Along the Shore

A layer of surface ice

turned to broken shards


wind stirs
with every wave
they wash over one another


song a bit like crickets
a bit like glass
fill the day
not a sweet song
yet a perfect one-time symphony:
Improv for Spring

For more water: Watery Wednesday

The Long Farewell

Two days ago

the sun in all it's glory
spread warm rays upon
our winter land
penetrating a deep blanket
of snow
the long farewell to winter
has begun
a dance between
two seasons is in full swing
one day sunshine smoothes the snow clad meadows
into a sensuous flow


the next day snow in the form of rain
dances on our shoulders
winter is melting
daily


a new spirit is in the air
spirit of new life
dramatic change
grace and beauty
yet
for now
the depth
of winter's end still surrounds
still daily


the great romance
the dance
between winter and spring
as they tango back and forth
who shall reign
back and forth
until one day
winter
shall
bow out
melt away
then
spring shall
reign

Go to:One Single Impression to enjoy more poetry~

Ice Crystal Morning

There is a spot in my heart
that waits
all year
for ice crystals
to appear
they grow
when all is just right
lighting up the world
in an
otherworldly way

To see other Macro images: Macro Monday

Textures and Life

without one texture
would life be the same

each and every
sound and scent
a part of every flame

we lean near
or shift far

we mix it up
make it our
way

with out
each texture
how would life
sway

To see watery images from other folks: Watery Wednesday