nourishment
There is always color to be found on the greyest of days,
food for thought when your mind feels so hungry.
Seeds cling to these branches because that is life, regenerating.
Cold winds blow and we scurry inside, hibernating, resting,
staying still, so that later we can race spring’s first breeze.
These cycles of life hold the promise of tomorrow.
The shortest day of winter is behind us, already.
The longest day has begun inching its way towards us,
slowly, almost imperceptibly.
The trees feel it first, but trees are so good
at keeping secrets.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:42 am
Beautiful!
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:47 am
Beautifully awakening. Thank you.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:49 am
Those pods/seeds are beautiful. I love the reminder of the cycles & that the origins for the next life cycle are present & built to stay present.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:49 am
as i was out & about yesterday, chasing shadows in the cold air, i found a candy cane hanging in a tulip tree. a tree full of buds and promised spring. secrets beginning to spill out already.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:02 am
now this makes me want to go searching today, too
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:08 am
exactly what I was seeking it today. I should have known to come to you earlier.
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:27 pm
I love Sumac. The color is always welcome.
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:14 pm
I so needed this post today. Did you know? 🙂 Thank you!!!
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:07 pm
so pretty..the photo and the words.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I’ve already noticed that it’s staying light later. Was able to walk when I got home with no trouble.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Love the thought of trees keeping secrets. So true!
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:41 pm
i think the ocean keeps secrets, too 🙂
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:11 pm
what would we do with out the trees and their artistry ..and secrets!! love the contrast
January 4th, 2011 at 7:30 am
Absolutely beautiful.
January 4th, 2011 at 8:01 am
Aaah yes. The trees are so good at keeping secrets!
Beautiful!
January 4th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
yes, so true, this morning it is going to snow here and I past a blooming shrub, a soft subtle pink, whispering it’s secret on the coldest day of the year so far. Gorgeous image.
January 4th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
nourishing to the soul…beautifully written.
January 4th, 2011 at 6:44 pm
That’s the cool thing about trees, they are very good at keeping secrets.
January 5th, 2011 at 2:18 am
i love that trees keep secrets, i find mountains do as well 🙂
January 7th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
‘trees are so good at keeping secrets’–somehow, that was the first phrase I saw, and it is the one I keep returning to. and I can feel it slowly working some unknown magic in my heart.