“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” ~Henrik Ibsen
winter
Variety
A few photos of a variety of birds in my back yard today.
“The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety …” ~Quintilian
Railroad bridge
Railroad bridge over the North Fork of the Obion River on a cold snowy day.
“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.” ~David Russell
A ruckus
One day this week while I was standing on the porch watching sleet come down, a flock of robins intermingled with cedar waxwings descended upon the bushes and trees beside our house. They made quite a commotion for the brief time that they were about and then as suddenly as they had appeared, they were gone. I’m hoping that this is a sign that spring isn’t too far away.
“Even when in the midst of disturbance, the stillness of the mind can offer sanctuary.” ~Stephen Richards
Icy-cold
“Winter came down to our house one night quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow, and we, we were children once again.” ~Bill Morgan, Jr.
Old friends
“Yes’m, old friends is always best, ‘less you can catch a new one that’s fit to make an old one out of.” ~Sarah Orne Jewett
Standing on thin ice
“So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon, Breakfast, supper, dinner, luncheon!” ~Robert Browning
Dashing through the snow
“The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.” ~Margaret Bourke-White
Icicles
“Winter giveth … the trees so old, their beards of icicles and snow.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Looking out across the fields
White, blue and brown bands
Sprawling out across the view –
Smooth stripes of color.
walking on a country road 