winter in Indiana

Oh how I miss actual winter...

There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest
clothed to its very hollows in snow. 
It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray,
every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig,
is clad with radiance. 

William Sharp

Happy New Year's Eve!

This verse immediately came to mind when I saw this picture (which was taken in the homeland of Indiana). 

What a beautiful invitation from God! And a good prayer for 2013. 

Because I'm missing the Midwest...

...for some reason...the trees, the lightening bugs, the water, the smell of summer...maybe that's why. Because summer is SO CLOSE.  SO CLOSE!  So here's a few odes to my hometown...

Taken in my front yard

 Yes, this picture was taken on one of the TWO main streets in my hometown