Snow Smiles
A beautiful snowfall!
Not a flake too many or a flake too less.
Cold but not bitter.
I'm continually amazed and thankful when something as simple as a light snowfall can make me feel giddy and put a smile on my face.... and my truck 
Snow Storm Devastates Hillsdale Flamingo Population
The birds didn't have a chance and were frozen solid in mid-flight. Of course, the're plastic lawn flamingos and can't fly very well to begin with so I guess they were doomed from the start.
Many of the trees were in the early stages of dropping leaves and were torn limb from limb by the heavy wet snow fall. Irene should have taken care of most of the weak limbs but it just goes to show the power of snow shouldn't be underestimated.
The Intoxicating Smell Of Easter
The scents in the air are sweet,
Soothing vapors wake a sleeping world.
It stirs me deep inside my soul,
Reminding me of my place and season.
Brilliant Promises For 2011
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010. The weather is comfortably warm but miserably out of season. Where is the snow? If not snow, where is the cold weather?
Walking by the magnolia tree, enjoying the day for what it was and not what it should have been, the potential beauty that was dormant in the tree tips became apparent to me. In about 3 months the tree buds would mature and produce beautiful blossoms with such magnificence that it shames the best idea of beauty the human mind can imagine.
The enjoyment of a white Christmas would elude me but the promise of a glorious spring, just a few short months from now, fills my head and lifts my spirit. I promise to spend more time under the tree this spring, enjoying the fulfillment of the promise that the buds will bring forth.
Reflecting On The Impending Fall
No, not the economy; autumn is upon me.
For two weeks this tree has become a deeper shade of red each and every day. My seasonal thermometer, reminding me every day that summer is gone and autumn is in full spring.