Winter Treasure Hunt

treasures of and in trees

i love 

to find nests in winter trees

when leaves have fallen from their branches 

nests are revealed for us to enjoy

a winter treasure to find

~

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Cloudy January Day

the day was shades of

blue and gray

along the shore

found icy treasures

 

artful sculptures

 

a window to a red rock gem

 

air bubbles 

held in the embrace of ice

just enough light

for reflection

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Beauty of a Sunny Winter's Day

 morning sun

painted the day

donning xc skis 

went out to play

clouds and blue skies

felt like medicine to eyes

spirit and soul

mounds of snowfall

whispers of hibernating life

 

 billows of snow everywhere we go

adore to see tracks

of who passed before

a perfect winter's day

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Home Sweet Home

I wandered South to visit loved ones

for the holidays

passed through lands

cloaked in frost and blue skies

got as far south as Southern California

where days were as warm

rather hot

as the gold in the setting sun's skies

found a tremendous amount of birds

and asked if they missed Montana

saw succulents bathing in the heat of day

saw trees that i love

that do not live in the northern realm where i live

trees that made me pause to breathe with

look close

what do you see!

a bear had climbed this tree!

(Ashland Oregon)

day after day of driving

(as it was a 24 hour drive each way)

i drove back into winter

to the land that i call home

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wishing you a wonderful 2014

may the year overflow

with days

and nights

that feel wonderful 

to you!