“Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.” ~Lewis Carroll
Amongst the chopped corn stalks
Dry brittle corn stalks
Shooting up out of the snow
Enticing the birds.
A red cardinal
Searching for much needed food
Lights atop a stalk.
A hungry brown thrush
Feverishly pecks away
At a frozen cob.
An alert sparrow
Spies a kernel on the ground
Lunch for one is served.
Four-leaf clover
“Four leaf clovers aren’t rare … People who look for them are.” ~Christy Jordan
“… Your patience may have long to wait,
Whether in little things or great,
But all good luck, you soon will learn,
Must come to those who nobly earn.
Who hunts the hayfield over
Will find the four-leaved clover! …”
~Sarah Orne Jewett
On the lookout
Pondering
“When walking, you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.” ~Tom Hodgkinson
Uninvited dinner guests
“Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.” ~Kin Hubbard
Time
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.” ~Faith Baldwin
Impression
“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” ~Henrik Ibsen
Variety
A few photos of a variety of birds in my back yard today.
“The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety …” ~Quintilian
The right track
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” ~Will Rogers
walking on a country road 