breathless air hangs
beneath steel-gray sky —
birds take cover
That’s what I saw outside our kitchen window this morning. Not the little bird, but the calm before a snow storm making its way up the East Coast. Right now the first flakes are coming down steadily. And I’m going into hibernation mode!
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 9 December 2017
Photo found at pinterest.com
dancing flakelings
on frigid north wind
powder earthlings
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Just before sunrise today, backdropped by a blue sky, I watched a 15-minute show from my bedroom window. A chaotic wind sent small snowflakes twisting and turning through the air. Running back and forth as though they couldn’t make up their minds which way to go.
Right now the sky is blue, the sun is up, the stiff wind has shifted to the west, powder snow is resting on the ground and we have a chill factor in the single digits. A good day to stay inside with a hot cup of tea.
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 11 February 2016
Photo from masslive.com; taken by staff photographer Dave Roback
Truth: God didn’t forget or forsake me. Even if no one had stopped by my house after the ice storm, I would still believe that.
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bone-chilling north wind
howls against tight-locked window
rattles my slumber
Telling the Truth 