“I prefer winter … when you feel the bone structure of the landscape.” ~Andrew Wyeth
Bone structure
country road
Imprints
“The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There’s no getting over that.” ~Rachel Cohn
Snow day
Earlier this week, we got 13.5 inches of snow within a twenty-four hour time period. Fortunately, snow doesn’t generally last long around here. It’s up in the 40’s today and it is suppose to be in the 60’s early next week. I’ve always been told that if you don’t like the weather in West Tennessee, just wait a couple of days, and it will change. So true! Here are a few photos that I took on our “snow day” walk down our country road.
“A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.” ~Susan Orlean
Perspective
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ~John Steinbeck
Waves in the sky
Altocumulus Undulatus
“We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words they respond through the rustling of leaves and the moving of clouds and the murmuring of the sea. ~Paul Tillich
Driving along the levee
Levee road along the Mississippi near Tiptonville, TN
Flock of red-winged blackbirds searching for grain
Eagle’s nest high in a tree
Foraging skunk
Duck blind and duck decoys
Landscape along the levee
Eagle nesting along the Mississippi river
Fox squirrel sitting in some trees
Barge going down the Mississippi
Mourning doves sitting on telephone lines
Sycamore tree
Deer running across a field
“Sometimes, the inessential is essential.” ~T. L. Rese
Turning gray
A sunset looking in two different directions.
“Twilight – a time of pause when nature changes her guard … ” ~Howard Thurman
Color
Looking for a dab of color in an otherwise grey and dreary day.
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” ~Wassily Kandinsky
Wispy clouds at sunset
“Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul.” ~Richelle E. Goodrich
Deer at dusk
“You may seem alone but you are not, for there are always eyes watching you. All the wildlife of the woods, the insects, birds, and animals, are well aware of your presence no matter how softly you may tread, and they follow your every move although you cannot see them.” ~Thalassa Cruso
walking on a country road 