It’s a snow-flaky day around here. I guess that’s better than a regular ol’ flaky day! It’s certainly much prettier. Witness these snowy tapestries from the Sanctum, some captured today, some on other wintry days.
The view from my laundry room. If I hafta work in there, at least I have something nice to look at!
The back yard on a hazy morning.
White pine, paper birch, and silver poplar on the same sunny-hazy day.
This photo hardly does justice to the interplay of textures on the paper birch, Austrian pine, and blue spruce.
We optimistically planted this tiny Norway spruce to help divert the strong winds that traced this pattern. Some day...
That's the view from my corner of the world today. I hope you can find time to enjoy the beauty around you today, too.
The curve of the crab apple's snow-laden branches is nicely echoed by the weigela and cotoneaster below it.
“Nature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained beauty around them.”
—Vincent A. Simeone, Wonders of the Winter Landscape: Shrubs and Trees to Brighten the Cold-Weather Garden
That's the view from my corner of the world today. I hope you can find time to enjoy the beauty around you today, too.
