Our quasi winter

Seemingly like winter: How so? The month is December,

the temperatures are frigid ,

and at times we have snow, although there is not much laying in the fields and meadows
And there is ice in the rivers. Such is winter 2012 in My Wotld in New Brunssick, Canada.
The long yelloed grasses decorate the hillside slopes and meadows.
Feed is provided for the farm animals that are outside that do not find grazing in the fields.

Red Dogwood border edges of fields .

Have a great day everyone.

soul within for one single impression

Likened to my Soul:

Furrowed trunk

Weathered and aged with years

The essence of its strength within anchored in life,

Nourished by its roots of its surrounding life experiences.

Its branches seeking light and substance to nourish its spirit

Remaining firm and upright guided by its sprit within

Be brave and endure the wintering and weathering of its

survival

endurance is the key.

This post was created in response to the word, 'soul, which is this week's prompt at One Single Impression. For more poetry on this theme please visit the hosting site

faded hydrangea blossom

A filter from the photo shop 'blur' section with a' twirl' applied to it created this interesting design above.
below:the same yellowed hydrangea blossom faded since its last summer bloom beside my back deck.
Its fun to experiment with filters!

nature fabric pillow case for Ruby Tuesday

A most beautiful delightful gift I received from my daughter was a small pillow and pillowcase she had made for me out of nature fabric, The fabric is bright and bold with colourful songbirds on it; such as red Cardinals, Blue birds, Blue Jays and Chickadees. She also has given me a swatch of the fabric. She says it is a fabricville piece. I shall go looking for it as oit is a 'must have' beauty that would warm the heart of any birdwatcher.
ot photos with red? Why not share them by posting them to
Ruby Tuesday. To find this delightful red focused meme, please click here.http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

A belated welcome to winter ;farewell autumn

Needles of pine quilt a soft warm blanket using
hushed hues of faded browns and yawning yellows
as Autumn prepares its winter bed

Northern vagabonds of wind and snow
whistle a warning lullaby of winter's approach
and Autumn falls asleep upon a soft white pillow

As a white blanket covers the land

light for Thursday's Challenge

L is for light , a reflection of our Christmas tree lights on our windows looking outside just before real natural light has developed for the day The movement of the colours hold it all! "excitement of the season".
Season's Greetings to all. May your holiday season be wonderful! Full of warmth, love, gifts and happiness!

Thursday Challenge is a meme which offers a different theme each week. This week's theme is 'light'. To join in on the fun you can find this meme at:http://www.spunwithtears.com/thursday.html

Our Christmas Cat!

Shakey is our handsome black cat who loves a reason to celebrate a season. He doesn't bother our Christmas tree but hangs around it a lot. Last evening we started wondering, "Where is Shakey"? We called him; "Shakey, where are you?" We knew we hadn't let him outdoors We hadn't seen him for a while?! Suddenly David made a loud noise getting up from the recliner and simultaneously we head a rattling noise under the tree and there he was!!! Shakey had been sleeping in a Christmas bag that we hadn't sealed at the top!