Laced and flocked with glittery snow, the trees were decked in holiday splendor as the setting sun adorned the sky in shades of fire and ice.   Christmas is a mere 12 days away, and if you haven’t completed…

  The shadow of Winter loomed large in the brooding skies and biting air.  Foliage lay fleeced in the icy dew of the killing frosts.  Birds and squirrels hasten their preparations as nature shifts to self-preservation mode for the long, cold season ahead….