Winter Coat

    Looking out my patio door and watching the season change  makes me feel like I am helping mother nature turn the page of the calendar to a new seasons delight.

    The trees and bushes have been preparing for a transition for almost a month. They have shed their leaves and are awaiting a new winter cover. The moment has come and I see the first thread of snow start to weave a special winter coat.

The limbs of the trees seem to be reaching to the heavens so they can be dressed first, even though all foliage soon will be covered in bridal white. 

    The earth that lies so calmly below awaits a new cover of silky snow. It's patience is soon rewarded with a new ivory colored cloak that starts to cover the turf below.
                                                                          The shapes that lie on the ground seem to be magnified and have a special glow. 

  
  The squirrels that seemed so quick before, now are only able to hop and create button holes in the cotton like covered ground. 



The furry tailed squirrels seem to be a little confused, but still they find a way to scamper up a friendly trunk and find their camouflaged nest.

  The birds that chirped so loudly                                the other day,

are muffled by the insulation that now covers the tranquil ground.




It is a placid resonance that makes you feel safe and sound.

I am not that easily impressed with winter's magical twist. Every season creates its own tailor-made gift, but winter is the only one that wraps it in white.