Your prosetry today reminded me of so many natural scenes that I have seen in my travels and locations where I lived. How the seasons changed things, but always brought on surprises and beauty in almost every season, regardless of location. The power of nature to beguile and amuse us is endless.

Ron

A mere 53 years ago, I was a student in a crash instructor's course on the subject of how to talk for hours on seemingly mundane subjects. The title of that day's agenda was "There are no boring subjects, there are only boring instructors." Each student's task was to draw a subject out of a hat, and deliver a breathtaking oratory on how wonderful it was--and how humanity's survival depended on each your presentation of it. My subject, pulled out of the hat, had to start within 5 seconds, was "a match box." I swallowed hard, then began and ended my presentation in about 15 seconds. A lieutenant followed me with an equallylimited subject. He talked for over an hour and had everyone rolling in the aisles with laughter and tears. He was standing on a table, making faces at the TV cameras, cracking one-liners, and generally having a great time.
Odin, you would have made a great Department of Defense instructor.

Such a keen eye with what nature has to freely offer and such specificity of detail. It is there all around us and we behave as if we don't care; but the poet cares and raises our awareness to what the signs of nature tell us.