Saturday, February 27, 2010
Nearby Scenery
Friday, February 26, 2010
W-w-w-whoa!
Intrepid.
...16 degrees,
and 64 mph
wind
gusts today.
It is brutal out...
punishing.
I am bundled
beyond recognition.
The wind is howling
in the highest tree tops
causing even the dog
to look up.
The house creaks.
Mini twisters form
on the road with
swirling snow in spirals...
Overhead, the trees knock
and bump together
like chattering teeth.
I take refuge on the
back side of the
mountain
today.
Lakhi
doesn't
seem
to mind.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
They say
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Lichen
A Winter Sky Offering...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Logging Path Comparison
For Fun: This speaks
for itself :) ! I call it
"Kickin' Back;"
an altogether
different location...
Above Post Pic:
Obsession :):)
Middle Pic:
Long winter shadows
Bottom Pics: I've been wanting to
do a summer/winter comparison
of the logging path that goes
further up the mountain
across from our drive so
here it is...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Yesterday's ice is melting
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Winter Views (with Lakhi Girl)
There was ~beautiful scenery~ all around us today. I could sense the brilliant sunshine outside as I was scurrying through my morning routine.
Eager to feel the sun~~
the dog and I set out!
It is bright and a brisk 31 degrees.
The sun lights up the sky and warms us as we slosh and we slip down the mountain. Well~ I slip. The dog (Lakhi girl) has superb traction and a totally fearless nature. Lakhi is undaunted by any and all harsh conditions the winter has thus far thrown our way.
I tried to take the logging trail across from our drive with the dog (my first impulse here) but got one leg stuck in about 30 inches of snow. It punched through the crusty top layer.
This is the neighbor's home (top photo)~
we visit daily...
around and down the knoll.
It's a picture book perfect home.
Look at the mountain peeking
through from just behind
their roof.
Each day~
the clouds
the mist
the sun
and the color
of the mountain tops
present themselves differently.
Sometimes I go to see them~~
and they're 'not there' at all.
We have found that the snow
covering (and the sparseness
of the winter tree line)
helps us to see each mountain
top's distinctness and full form,
thus helping us to identify them.
(Middle photo)
What's a dog to do?
(She is perched on top
of a 3 foot snowbank
and she is trying
to smell through
to the earthy ground
she knows is below.
She stops often
and smells very carefully.)
:)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Random winter photos today
Top: How wondrous this is to me. I love the proverbial Christmas tree; here in N.C. we have Christmas tree farms; many of them. I also love the lighting in this picture.
Second From top: I promise, I won't leave you here; I know~it's mind boggling really.
Third Photo from top: A protesting Bird Friend who stopped by...:) maybe he was warning us!
Bottom photo: Before the snows~~ now (for at least the time being) they are M.I.A.
Second From top: I promise, I won't leave you here; I know~it's mind boggling really.
Third Photo from top: A protesting Bird Friend who stopped by...:) maybe he was warning us!
Bottom photo: Before the snows~~ now (for at least the time being) they are M.I.A.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
My morning walk
(bundled up)
is peaceful.
The mountain area
where we live is very
~~very~~
quiet.
If it were possible to hear
the snow fall--here--
methinks that i might.
And so-- I listen.
I am still.
:)
Can you hear it?
The trees speak of the
wintry velvet-white
snow
as it falls softly
like a blanket.
They remark...
"How gracefully
it falls! 'Tis grace!"
Puffy flakes
sprinkle down.
I am bewitched.
The wintry white
snowfall
distills
me
down
and I am
~yet again~
part child.
"'Tis grace! 'tis grace!
and I am snatched away!"
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