Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape.  It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not outweigh the hassle. Snow is very much a four…

Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape.  It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not outweigh the hassle. Snow is very much a four…

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 fiery tones of sunset cooled into a silken, purple twilight that befell and enrobed the land in sweet, calming nightfall.  The stars glimmered and danced in the cloudless sky as if dangling from the tree tops, and the snow pirouetted upon the frosty breeze.   A romantic time of…