Thursday 11 March

Snow means slow

A heavy snowfall brings silence. It slows the traffic and dulls the noise and hurry for awhile. Time to rest and think.

Crystal Clear

An ice storm is dangerous for driving. The weight of the ice can break branches from the trees and knock out electrical power. But the clarity of the ice and the way it sparkles in the sun is a thing of beauty.

Black and White

The light dusting of snow in the early morning light created a black and white scene that was beautiful in its simplicity. 'Tis a gift to be simple...

About the Photos

Some of the photos I use to illustrate points on this site are photos taken by myself, or by family members. But one special photographer's work appears here frequently, and I would love for you to get acquanted with his work even better. He seems to love these mountains as much as I do! D. L. Ennis is a thoughtful and gifted photographer and writer. Visit his website here

Toadally awesome

Being able to take time to look around us is such a blessing (unless we are looking around the house at the things that need to be repaired or remodeled!) Today my son came in from outside with his hand cupped around the tiniest little toad I have ever seen. He's so small he could curl up on my index fingernail. A few minutes later he brought in another one, a little larger, but still amazingly small.

We put the little fellows in a glass jar so we could get a better look at them, small and brown and warty with shiny eyes. We plan to move them over to our garden so they can feast on whatever bugs come along there. I've read that these are the Eastern American toads, and that they burrow into the ground during the winter and sleep until warm weather returns.

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