Seasons

  The air was thin and brittle, like paper.  It sliced through flesh, wrinkled with every breath, and crumpled under foot. It was as if nature had been wrapped in a thin layer of cellophane, restrained and crinkling with every movement.  It was a bitter and unforgiving landscape that stood naked and vulnerable. And although life…

Like delicate lace work, the snow adorned the trees and lay draped across the ground like a crisp white sheet.  Nature seemed quieted and comforted, no longer directly exposed to January’s elements. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance.  Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not…

  The landscape was not the chiseled, cold marble of January pasts, but rather a tepid, uninspired medium that seemed drab, soggy and malleable.  It was in a word, depressing.  As we fight off the winter blues, recover from the holiday season, and embrace the new year, it’s the perfect time to put…

  The evening sky was clear and lucid as the stars hung upon every tree, like celestial ornaments, twinkling in the silver light of the moon.  It was one of the many gifts that nature would bestow upon this season.   Much like the celebrated Christmas Tree, wreath and holly sprig, Mistletoe…

    December is but a fleeting month, due in large part to the Holidays.  It’s as if the laws of space and time are temporarily suspended, and the days speed by with awesome velocity, and before you know it, we have entered a new year. With that knowledge and experience in…

As the heavy snow receded, the Evergreen boughs snapped back into shape, flexing their malleable nature while the skeletal forms of the deciduous trees seemed altogether vulnerable as twigs and branches were strewn across the ground.   The Evergreens, now, seemed to stand more erect with great hubris and pride.  After all, Winter…

The Evergreen boughs arched and flexed as the Oaks stooped and ached, arthritic under the grievous weight of the heavy, wet snow.  Conditions were treacherous.  Nature steeled itself while we were left helpless and seemingly ill prepared.   As we begin digging ourselves out and clearing our walkways and drives, we…

    “May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home. May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam. May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures. May all life’s passing seasons bring the best to you and yours.”…

  Like a silken scarf meandering in the wind, the geese quickly fell into formation, trumpeting their departure across the frigid November sky.  Respite and refuge awaited them elsewhere, where life would be immeasurably easier, food more plentiful and temperatures more forgiving. Wildlife depends wholly on nature’s bounty, and exploits each resource for its…

November extinguished the landscape ablaze, leaving only a few smoldering embers amongst the ashes.  The trees stood unadorned and humbled as their Autumnal attire laid at their feet.  The great sentinels now stood vulnerable and exposed.   With Winter nipping at our heels, and the threat of consistent hard frosts, our…

The trees steeled themselves against the leaden gray sky like valiant soldiers awaiting battle.  Soft breezes quickly turned to fierce bursts, and the trees became animated and agitated as masses of foliage were ripped violently from their limbs, crashing to the ground. The carefree nature of Fall seemed to have become more solemn and serious as we neared…

  The silvery lace of morning frosts shimmered in the rising sun before the landscape became gilded in the warm, golden embrace of October’s aura.  Colorful leaves quaked and swayed against the crisp blue sky before floating towards the ground.  These are the glory days, the golden days – the height…