“Blow, blow, ye winds, with heavier gust!
And freeze, thou bitter-biting frost!
And freeze, thou bitter-biting frost!
- from A Winter Night by Robert Burns
Ilk happing bird,—wee, helpless thing!
That, in the merry months o’ spring,
Delighted me to hear thee sing,
What comes o’ thee?
That, in the merry months o’ spring,
Delighted me to hear thee sing,
What comes o’ thee?
Our winter storm has arrived.
Almost two inches of rain yesterday afternoon.
Wind during the night. Snow possible this night.
Descend, ye chilly, smothering snows!
Not all your rage, as now united, shows
More hard unkindness unrelenting,
Vengeful malice unrepenting.
Not all your rage, as now united, shows
More hard unkindness unrelenting,
Vengeful malice unrepenting.
The birds fade onto the pond while we watch.
It is winter.
20 comments:
Maybe you have winter and cold winds...
but you show us so beautiful scenes...
Wishing you a happy new year Brenda..
Costas
it's winter even in Florida right now. this to shall pass. i like that first spooky foggy photo. i enlarged but still can't tell if it is a hump in the ground or a tree that turned over in the water. it's cool what ever it is
send us some of your rain, we are really still in our drought
Sandra, it is a 'hump' - is that a botanical name?
I imagine rain will hit you by this time next week - or when you are hit by hurricane season next summer... sigh.
I hope you survive the rain and the pictures are gorgeous! Happy Winter!
We had two days of rain and then an inch plus of snow. Stumpy does like the snow, for about 2 minutes!
I love the mist and fog! It makes things look and feel so surreal!
Brenda, these are wonderful rainy/misty photos - they really evoke a dreamy mood. Stay warm and dry for your New Year!
LOVE these photos...
the fog and misty conditions really add a lot!
Nice Photos! That first one is VERY weird, in a good way.
Snow in Phoenix??? Is that legal?
PA says you're sending me visitor comments--I'm not receiving them . . . Thought you had bailed out.
Wow! snow in AZ...tha't pretty rare but hope you just stay in and enjoy the hibernation!
Thank you for the beautiful photos and for Robert Burns, of course:)
Beautiful misty shots! Wishing you a happy new year.
Beautiful first shot!
It's not freezing yet here but very very close... scary for our backyard's vegetation!
Banjo, yes, am commenting my usual boisterous/wordy self. None of my comments have made it through for a couple weeks. Thought your 'approval' process did not include mine. What do you think is up?
It's about time you joined in the fun. If it rains tomorrow as promised, we'll definitely have snow.
Beautiful shots...We are still having fog and some rain that is freezing up on the ridges.
happy new year brenda.
nikonsniper steve
And winter here is wonderful, don't you think? I hope you had a Happy New Year!
Very beautiful - it doesn't look like a bad winter yet. We went down to -11° F Friday night.
You guys must be a little soggy by now! Happy New Year!
Very nice :)
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