Silver Linings

The winter weather that crippled much of the country last week skated through here with barely a whisper, leaving behind less than 1/2 inch of precipitation, in the form of rain and freezing rain, followed by sleet and snow. 

Still, it's all we've had this year.

 It was enough to create some silver magic in the hollow..

...and bring our favorite visitors clustering around for a handout.  

There was something for everyone.

This cardinal thought he was quite dapper, 

but he didn't know he had a sunflower seed hull on his beak.

How embarrassing!

There were even cat brier berries for the bluebird.  Yum!

If any of you want to truck some of your excess snow down to the Ozarks,

there's a photographer here who would love to take it off your hands.





Linking with Wild Bird Wednesday

The first photo is wearing Kim Klassen's wonderful texture, 1402

Forest Music

In the summer, surrounded by green, it's funny the things I can miss. 

In the woods today, patches of moss catch my eye, 

 standing out bright against a muted background, softening rocks...

and tree trunks with their soft velvet. 

Along the trail, small streams, born from last night's rain, sing their first song, 

lifting their voices in chorus to praise their Maker.  

A waterfall adds to the melody...

and spills its foam into the current. 

 The nearby velvet, saturated, drips out a percussion...  

and even a bare winter woods becomes a cathedral.

The familiar path to the hollow is never the same twice, 

but it is always full of wonder and beauty, 

and with the little streams, we lift our hearts in praise.

Texture by Kim Klassen