Snow Baubles
So here I was, all focused on people-made Christmas decorations, when I glanced out the window & right before my eyes were the most beautiful natural snow baubles, nestled, cradled in the needles of pine tree branches, all glistening & sparkling in the winter sun (even with some tiny rainbows)! Taking the time to observe is a lesson I keep re-learning. On lower branches there were more natural "ornaments": a cardinal & a chickadee, & I never would have known it had I not taken the time to pause & to look.
sweet. almost look like cotton plants. :)
ReplyDeleteTrue! Yeah...
DeleteDelightful! It's the best when we observe nature being fully PRESENT. It is our biggest GIFT.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same : it looks like cotton! I like this idea of natural decorations , like if nature wanted to take part of celebration.
ReplyDeleteI agree..nature is the most beautiful decorator..:) A bit glum here today..but still it's nature showing us.. un autre visage..c'est tout!
ReplyDeleteTakie "bombki" na roślinach są najpiękniejsze :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you got some snow! A perfect natural decoration, as you say :)
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that you allowed yourself the time and patience to discover the natural beauty around you. Your watercolor/sketch captures it beautifully and I can imagine the vivid red of a cardinal's wings flitting through the scene.
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie
An old saying...'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ' and what better beauty than mother nature. Lovely sketch. I agree with the other comments the snow balls are just like cotton balls.
ReplyDeleteI love it when images present themselves like this. Have you read Eve Bunting's NIGHT TREE?
ReplyDeleteWhere's my camera? I want this shot!
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