blue sky, bare branches and buds

the sunset yesterday gave way to more sunshine with
nearly cloudless blue skies today...glorious.




it is still very cold and the wind has a bite to it that makes
your cheeks wish they were covered.
still i have to be thankful for the one thing i miss most in winter....sunshine.



so i walk about the farm, closing my eyes at times to really try to
soak in the rays of heat from our sun.

at once i feel the promise of spring and warmer days ahead in the
near future....there is a hope in the air.


everything looks more distinct and beautiful with a blue backdrop.
i see buds....buds...yes, a sure sign of winter breaking away and giving
passage to days of leisure walks in the sun, times to plant seed, days of
feeling the earth in your hands.



reading poetry comes to mind on a open quilt...spread wide for reclining.



i will admit it....i struggle over the long winter days.



i wish i wasn't so affected by the weather.



now with the possibilities of what seeds are to be
placed in the ground...my thoughts soar.



i miss the garden, the warm dirt in between my fingers.

i miss the anticipation of newly planted seeds breaking forth

verdantly through the landscape.

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i miss green....leaves, grass, bushes.

i miss blue....skies, pools, beaches.

i miss colours of the rainbow....pinks, yellow,

reds, whites, oranges in the petals of flowers.

i need the sunshine for inspiration.

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even the brown garden in it's disarray now holds promise, hope.

there will be fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs in these very spots.

we are taking steps toward spring...buying seed, planning areas of plantings.

soon we shall be free to spend lots of time outdoors...

thank you spring for being close by.
good~bye ole' man winter.

twilight...

...the diffused light from the sky during the early evening...strewn illumination.

it's a wondrous time of day...just before evening.

this is one of my favourite times to be outdoors...to capture an area of interest...
in the best light possible...it's magical.

we have had our share of rain in the last few weeks.
yesterday's showers filled the rain gauge overbrim.

the dry creek bed has been flowing this week...which i love.
the meandering water over the rocks is so peaceful.

but when the sun peeks through after days of rain...the whole place
is vibrant...with green...which makes the other colours stand out
against it's verdant background...especially at twilight.

the illumination couldn't be any more perfect.

whole corn fields shine intensely with this diffused light.

ordinary grasses look as if they are glowing under their own source of power.

weeds become a thing of beauty...rather than

something one wants to get rid of.

an unbloomed cosmos takes on an ethereal quality.

a wasp on a leaf becomes a twilight lightening bug...of sorts.

even the already consumed sunflowers...shine with radiant beauty.

the concentrated light can play tricks with the colour you think you are

seeing...purple alyssum looks brilliant pink when the sunlight hits its petals.

twilight is my time...for taking walks...capturing beauty...

sunshine on the water looks so lovely.

sunshine almost always makes me high...