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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.

Welcoming the Season

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There is a crisp in the air, the birds are leaving, squirrels are starting to look busier, and leaves are changing. All of this speaks, Welcome Autumn! Inspired by all of this, I decided to welcome the season in a simple way.

A favorite cup of coffee (photo by M.A.D.)
Hydrangeas from the garden (photo by M.A.D.)
A tradition (photo by M.A.D.)
Indulging scents (photo by M.A.D.)
The porch (photo by M.A.D.)
Oranges, reds, and yellows (photo by M.A.D.)
The warmth of Home Sweet Home (photo by M.A.D.)

The pine trees are starting to give their presents, and I collected a wheelbarrow of these. I decided to spread the pinecones all over the front garden. Another bunch fell after that, possibly one or two more wheelbarrows full. We will put them to good use. Unfortunately, this year deer ate many plants, but I love to see them around, especially, the baby deer jumping and chasing crows. The crows are not afraid, they seem to play as well. A lovely sight.

A wheelbarrow full of presents (photo by M.A.D.)
Pinecones made a lovely mulch (photo by M.A.D.)

Hope you enjoyed the photos, and that it inspired you to welcome the season as well.

“Then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.” Deuteronomy 11:14

Love and Light

Blue Moon

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Blue moon

of dreams that will come,

of silvery fate,

of heavenly dust.

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The blue moon that we have been enjoying over the past couple of days has been magnificent. Of course, I had to write her a poem. Here are a few pictures from my little corner of the world.

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

Hope you enjoy looking at Lady Moon.

Love and Light.