Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

This might sound a touch strange but at this time of year when the flowers are beginning to bloom and the days are getting longer I always have a touch of sadness for the winter's passing. Why? Because while I am looking forward to so many things in spring I will miss the oft overlooked beauty of the tree's shadow, like this one. Like a snowflake no two are alike. - Fern

Snow Berries

Victoria had a HUGE windstorm Sunday but I did not venture out to the beach, instead heading for the woods. Here are two of my favorite things; snow berries and bare winter branches with the light so soft and diffused from the cloud coverage. - Fern