Friday, February 27, 2015

Saved


A handful of dried bulbs as a gift
Sprout long green fingers
That stretch to the light
Then stretch some more
I think I smelled their perfume
before I realized they'd blossomed
A glorious peppery scent in the room

You've heard of the knight
Riding in on his white horse
To save the princess?

It's the Paperwhites
That have come to save me
Instead


Saturday, February 14, 2015

Friday, February 13, 2015

Pretty Girl


Ahhhhh,
She's so darn pretty :)

This female Cardinal has been visiting my feeders recently.
She is such a treat for the eyes.


Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Petal Paradise


Outside there's
white, white, white
snow
everywhere I look.

But inside my house
in the center
of a one-dollar rose
I find tropical
shades of
paradise.





Monday, February 9, 2015

Faux-Sun


Deep in the middle of a February freeze,
with temperatures averaging -15 Celsius/5 Fahrenheit
for the next two weeks,
I've decided to create some faux sunshine
of my own
to chase away the cold.



Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Valentine



My dashing Valentine!
He brightens up even the coldest day of the year;
dazzling me with his
apple-red plumage,
lifting my spirits
with his chirp and his charm.


Today, he returned to the feeder
with his girlfriend
and a Chickadee buddy.

...such a popular guy!

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