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Little Miracles of Life

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Tiniest snail (Photo by M.A.D.)

I was helping my husband who was working on our water well. The area we live in has been in severe drought, and has not recovered yet, so our well was not working properly. His tools were scattered all over the ground, so I started to gather them in one place. As I picked up the tool in the above photo, I thought dirt was attached, but upon closer inspection, I realized it was the tiniest snail I have ever seen. In the photo, you can see it between the numbers 2.5 and 3. Very gently, I picked it up and put it in a safe place in the garden. Nature is just amazing and it speaks constantly of the wonders of our Lord.

At a Close Glance

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Nature never ceases to amaze me, and so does refusing to see the truth.

I always thought this tiny beetle was black. It is the size of a pinhead. It wasn’t until I decided to take a picture of it and zoom it that I realized all its beautiful colors. At a glance, it looks black, but it is not. Now, I see it with very different eyes.
Buzzards are welcomed here in Chatham. We even have a buzzard festival.

Jester enchants the crowd,

at the ivory palace,

the half, mesmerized, dance.

Leaving Winter Behind

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For some reason, this winter felt so long and cold. I am dying for sunrays and flower blooms, garden projects, birds chirping, and even wasps flying around. The robins have come back, so to me this means that Spring is here. I see more of them arriving in large numbers every day. Robins are one of my favorite birds, along with owls, and sandpipers, and of course my beloved crows. We will be working on cleaning up the garden to receive Spring, now that we have finished the tedious work of cleaning up all the fallen trees that the last storm left us. In the meantime, I will share a few pictures as a farewell to Winter.

Photo by M.A.D.
Nature covered in ice (photo by M.A.D.)
Photo by M.A.D.
Magical (Photo by M.A.D.)
It is not a spider web. Tissue ice? (Photo by M.A.D.)
It is all over the land, as if faeries dropped their lace blankets. (Photo by M.A.D.)
Way up at the top of an old pine tree (photo by M.A.D.)
(Photo by M.A.D.)

Goodbye Winter.

Winter Cuteness

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Winter might seem gloomy at times, but there is plenty of cuteness outdoors for sure.

Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.
Photo by M.A.D.

And of course, the Forsythia that always blooms during Winter.

Photo by M.A.D.

Hope you enjoy the pics.