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We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.
We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
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The rain was light and steady Tuesday morning. Then the temperature dropped, the snow flurries began. Whirling in the light winds, the flakes clung to everything except the warm ground. Some time in the night, the wind stopped blowing and the sky cleared. The picture above was my yard at dawn on Wednesday. The snow rested on my carpet of leaves. The picture below was my neighbor’s yard.
Under the pines, the lawn rejected any flakes that filtered through the needles above. There is a single Loblolly Pine across the street that I call the “nesting tree”. It is surrounded by a Red Maple, a Black Cherry, a Sassafras and a Red Oak. Birds trust the pine to provide cover with close by food when they want to raise a family. This is how the morning greeted that Pine.
I heard a crow, then another. A different neighbor’s rooster bellowed, and again. A Night Hawk swept through the yard above and into the woods. The sun approached.
The light grew stronger. I took a photo of the neighbor’s front yard to show the glistening.
There it was. The glow had licked the top of the needles. More birds joined in song and flew about with the business of morning chores.
Tree tops were aflame with the sunshine. The air became filled with sounds and movement. Welcome to a snowy December Wednesday in Mississippi.
Then came the end of the day. The sun sank leaving golden shards behind. They faded, then they were gone. Here is how the sunlight left us.
The snow was gone; so was the sun. Farewell until tomorrow true light.
Snowfall is a simple thing that happens most everywhere during the winter months. It happens in Mississippi less often. When it does, I am inspired.
I hope you find simple things wonderful. Thanks for letting me share this bright morning and evening with you.
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What’s up in nature in your area today?
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