It’s winter – football season, post-holiday, colder weather. There’s a dusting of snow on the graceful evergreens as they slowly sway in the breeze. The rest of the trees are naked down to their greenish-brown bark.
You would think that it would be just the opposite – that the trees in winter should be covered in leaves to keep them warm. But Mother Nature has her ways and her reasons and who are we to question her.
As a writer, I find a lot of inspiration in the beauty and sounds of nature. It quiets me and allows me to rid myself of all the monkey-chatter that haunts my mind. The mental lists of things to be done and the scramble of my latest characters as they vie for a place in my next book.
There’s much beauty to be found this time of year.
The boxes of Christmas decorations waiting to be carried back to their storage spot – they remind me of the lovely times I just shared with family and give me hope for the year to come.
The dusting of snow makes me recall my childhood farther north when we would tote our sleds out and rush to the top of the hill where we would be carried down to the bottom.
The trees that are so cold and lonely looking in their nakedness reminds that spring will bring with it the lovely shades of green and the sounds of birds once again singing their tunes.
The old clich̩ really is true Рbeauty is in the eye of the beholder. Turn your eye to find the beauty that is here for all of us.
Dee Morgan
Martinis with Mom
Martinis at the Ranch
An Unacceptable Truth
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