Dark clouds form overhead. They bring a short silence before rain begins to fall. Chattering raindrops and echoes of thunder. Winds whip and swirl. Trees shake and tremble. Budding leaves have their first taste of rain. People sit inside watching through the window. Droplets cling to the glass as they slip and fall. Eager breaths... Continue Reading →
Dark clouds loom overhead. Sheets of rain fall to the Earth. The dry soil drinks up the water. Slowly the temperature warms. White snow becomes dark brown soil and then to green growth. The sun breaks through the clouds and shows off the beauty. Flowers will grow from last winter's death. Beauty is just the... Continue Reading →
Snow slowly drifts through the air. Before falling to the Earth. Large white blankets cover the ground. A powder so fine and clean. The world grows quiet as all stop and stare. The snow absorbing the oohs and aahs. We look up with amazement, almost like manna from the sky. Childlike wonder fills us as... Continue Reading →
Lazy January rain. Falling from the sky. Too warm to be snow. But it still drifts to the ground slowly. Hitting the ground with a cold thud. The frozen ground unwilling to absorb. Just puddles on the surface waiting to be ice. Wish it was snow. Header Photo Credit to Unsplash https://unsplash.com/s/photos/winter-rain
The Summer's heat bears down. Starlight burning the skin and making us sweat. Outside is blazing and the air is thick with humidity and sweat. Our only refuge is air conditioning and the sanctuary it can bring. Nerve endings are burned and people's inner heat comes out. We all have to suffer but they are... Continue Reading →
Standing on the front porch Wind whipping through my hair. Flooded fields and withered crops before me. The sound of soft rain is almost like hideous laughter. A single bolt of lightning touches down. The sky is lit up revealing the horror. Heavy damage is left behind. The trail of the storm carved through the... Continue Reading →
An unstoppable force of nature Carving its ways through countrysides and towns alike. With howling winds and torrential downpour It makes it presence known. It roars out with the sound of thunder As lightning lights up the darkened sky. People hunker in their basements Waiting for the storm giant to pass over them. It is... Continue Reading →
Fast Flowing River Everything Gets Washed Downstream Watch The Water Run Header Photo Credit to 123RF.com https://www.123rf.com/photo_39083349_fast-flowing-river.html
April is here to shepherd in the season of Spring. The lion has roared. The lamb has laid down. Now its time for sunshine and growth. Flowers break the surface. They break through the soil which is weakened by the melted snow. The color green will once again flourish. It's a backdrop to all the... Continue Reading →
An impossible task before you. Stuck in darkness with no place to go. Some would just give up, but not you. You dig down deep planting roots as far as they can go. You seek out any source of water and nutrients. You prepare for an impossible journey upwards. You start to grow and grow... Continue Reading →
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