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

Amongst the chopped corn stalks

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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.