All to soon winter draws to a close..
Not
that long ago -13c wound have been bone chilling, but yesterday the
temperature rose to a balmy -13c and it felt like Spring!
For
a time I was downtown with friends but when I got home I was
restless, luckily so was the dog ;-)
So
with a lighter jacket and thinner gloves, Winter (our dog, pictured above), Brit and
I went for a walk in the local woods.
I
was surprised to see flocks of birds in the bare tree's, maybe just
mourning doves and sparrows but they were there.
The
twittering of the sparrows and the call of the chickadee's added to
the silence, the crunch of our boots on the snow added the backdrop.
The
day felt lighter somehow and the gently falling snow made for a
picture perfect scene.
Yes
Spring may only be a month away but its days like this that make me
want to delay Springs arrival, just for a while longer..
“A
small bird twitters on a leafless spray,
Across the snow-waste breaks a gleam of gold:
What token can I give my friend to-day
But February blossoms, pure and cold?
Across the snow-waste breaks a gleam of gold:
What token can I give my friend to-day
But February blossoms, pure and cold?
Frail gifts from Nature's half-reluctant hand...
I see the signs of spring about the land...
These chill snowdrops, fresh from wintry bowers,
Are the forerunners of a world of flowers”.
~Sarah Doudney, "Snowdrops (Consolation)," c.1881
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