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Spring slept safe below
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evocative . . . I luvit
Why thank you ✨💕✨
Now that summons up the winter dark, if anything does! Beautiful…
Many thanks William, that cold winter wind is biting again today!
like sleeping beauty… 🙂
That looks cold…
It really was, just after I took this shot the snow started falling again❄️✨
Don’t feel you have to be generous and share the snow with us poor ‘southerners’..I’m sure it is far happier in the north 😉
Along with the wild winds which have now blown in😮😱
Oh we have those already 😦
Wonderful. Love the thought of spring sleeping safely below
A divine combination … Thanks for sharing 😀
My pleasure Julie…..a far cry from your lush green summer at the moment!
Beautiful words – love the imagery.
Thank you Mary💕
Excellent stuff. I really enjoyed this one.
Great to hear Suzanne…a wee bit different from your current conditions!
We have rain today ! The birds are singing with joy.
Like a beautiful painting. This one should be displayed in a photo gallery!
I don’t often think about hanging photos…so this is a nice thought💕
It is hard to believe that with that thick blanket of cold snow that anything warm and flowery can reside underneath without coming up BLUE! 😉 As always, I LOVE your photos and your story of hope that Spring will arrive soon. 😉
We’re being covered with another flurry of snow this morning, but the days are definitely stretching out….Spring is just around the corner….hiding somewhere😆
Wonderful to visualize the sap rising from the depths.
It seems almost impossible…but soon…very soon the greening of the earth will start!😄
Thoughtful and beautiful…
Thanks Charlie, nice to hear from you😊✨
Wonderful image and haiku, Seonaid. I love the bit about spring lying asleep beneath the blanket of winter snow. 🙂
I think that’s where I wish to be! Tucked up under a soft warm blanket….only to emerge once the sun strengthens a little 😉
I do love the bare bones of winter. Wonderful shot.
Me too Fi…winters bones are somehow very revealing 🙂
This is so evocative, and I love the way it slides over my tongue. Lovely 🙂
I love your comment Rachael💕
Fine words and image – just read MacCaig’s Depths and Heights – works for this too.
I don’t know his work, but have just had a quick Google and he looks very interesting….fascinating that he split his life in two similar places to me 🙂 Thanks for the introduction
Evocative of our (cold) winter here in Vermont. There is something cleansing however, about a hard winter. But not even I can deny that the season presents a number of challenges against which we must fortify ourselves. It always amazes me how other creatures have adapted so well to meet those challenges. To them, I suppose, winter is simply a time when the strategies and behaviors change, a bit, nothing to get ruffled about! Have a great day. D
It’s so true, we are poor frail creatures compared to those who tough out winter outside in the cold grip of ice and snow. I always feel a little like hibernating in the cold dark months!