This morning as the fog lifts, the small mountain lake sits calm and the reflection mirrors the bulrush and forest. The old homestead orchard still provides the first apple crisp of the season, and now daily feasts for the photo shy bear Ursa, and a small herd of White-Tailed deer.
Many thanks to the person who invented the wood splitter, as today will be a long day. Any day dreams of floating in the Shuswap Lake now change to preparing for winter, dusting off my snow shoes and changing the watercolors from plein-air blue to whites and wonders.
Red-winged blackbirds will return early spring, but for now the owls will keep me company and the Great Blue Heron will leave a prize of a feather for my collection.
The marsh is still today, and the young bull moose is close by, safe here. Waiting for his turn in the orchard with a coolness in his breath. Soon the otters will return for prime winter fishing enhabiting one of the vacant beaver lodges until spring. But for today, the sun is shining and my leather gloves and work boots beckon me to the outdoors.
Your beautiful writing almost (I said almost) wants me to come on out and enjoy the winter! Keep on writing, we all enjoy
Your obvious great love for your home setting , your animals, birds and (even snakes) is presented with such clarity and (unexpected wit) that I secretly smile that “our little one” has so much unexplored talent.
Irene
Love the pictures.
Do you remember what minus 40 feels like? How the tires on the car feel like wooden blocks? How no matter how many clothes you have on, you still feel the piercing wind rapidly cooling your body? How your glasses fog up and you don’t have a clue where you are going? How your hat smashes down your hair and you look like someone threw water on your head or glued it to your scalp? How the windows of the car are all fogged over and you hope you are on your side of the road? How you tried to sleep in and your 45 year old son asked you for a ride to work as his car didn’t start? How staying at home is just too difficult and despite the weather, you are going outside tommorw, no matter what! How the sun shines so brighly you are amazed that such beauty can exist in this bitter cold.
Sister #1
The rock collection is great. Don’t know where the Dinasour Rock is but will try to find out. The Worts are wonderful. The rock in the inflatable pool, could have a future in the movies. Of course, for some of us women the rocks on in our rings vary from small to very large but still stand the test of time and are everlasting just like the those found in our beautiful country. I still admire mine after wearing it for almost 50 years. Most of all the love from the lover that goes with the rock is the most valuable possession of all.
Sister #1
No surprises here…as expected, you have provided yet another technicolor story for our enjoyment, more please
Irene