Like the receding tides, the snow melted to reveal a bruised and battered landscape.  The frozen ground couldn’t possibly absorb the melting snow and unseasonable rain, making for quite a soggy mess.  February is a fickle lass indeed, but she…

  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…

  Drifting, dancing snow swirled wildly upon the wind, suspended momentarily before falling to the ground.  The great hardwoods sluffed and shuddered the fleecing while the evergreens donned it with style and panache.  Their mighty boughs bore the weight both beautifully and pragmatically….

  Suspended, like an oversized yoyo, the moon seemed to bob just above the horizon – glowing and golden.  As evening melded into night, the moon raced across the sky towards dawn, shrinking in size and fading in color as if it…

The clouds stacked up like mountains, pretending to be more permanent structures in a temporary sky.  A very reflection of nature itself.  Constantly changing, constantly amazing.  And Winter is no different. Winter can be a brutal but beautiful season, chiseled from marble,…

A sparkling crust had developed atop the snow with the tensile strength of mashed potatoes.  The warming temps and copious amounts of sun had begun the thaw-freeze-thaw-melt cycle, which would be repeated time and time again throughout the season.  Not because…

  Brittle like parchment, the arctic air sliced through the landscape with little resistance as it slashed and gnawed at flesh like a hungry, rabid beast.  It was fit for no creature, great nor small.  Experts call it a polar vortex.  We call it Winter….

  “May you have: A world of wishes at your command. God and his angels close to hand. Friends and family their love impart, and Irish Blessings in your heart.” -Irish Proverb Wishing you a healthy, prosperous and Happy New Year!…