I love the four seasons
and winter has always held a special place in my heart ever since I was a young
kid building snow forts and claiming victory over the ever growing mountain of
snow at the end of our driveway... courtesy of the Green Bay City snowplows, of
course.
The earth is resting
now in its peaceful and well-deserved slumber, but the world has not gone
entirely dormant…birds still visit my yard and find shelter in the pine trees
and nourishment at the feeders I keep filled for them year round. Deer
and rabbit tracks lead me along meandering and diverging paths and I find that
the woods are at their best during these cold and snowy months. Places
that were inaccessible to me in the summer and fall have let down their guard now
that there is a foot or more of snow covering the ground. I can hear the
wind coming from miles away and I brace myself for it—my arms open wide,
waiting in eager anticipation for the frigid blast of rushing air to wash over
and through me.
