Winter Sunset

Even though I swore I wouldn't take another snow picture this winter, this sunset was just too beautiful to pass up even if I got a little snow in the picture.







This is one of three of those white metal deer with lights. The other two are so buried that one has completely disappeared and the other one has only a single light denoting its position. This is the tallest of the three, still holding out for a peek at the world.

Orchid

To counteract the mounting piles of snow outside I thought I would post a picture of what is happening inside. I can usually keep most plants alive, but have tried twice to grow an orchid and both times the effort has failed. This one was given to me as a gift last year, in bloom. I enjoyed the bloom, cut it off when spent, and hoped to at least keep the plant alive. Somehow I managed to do that and just before Thanksgiving I noticed the new bud! It took a month to bloom, but it was worth the wait. We have had an additional 16" of snow (8" today) with more snow predicted every day for the next 10 days. This continuous snow event is getting really old, really fast.

So, I gaze into the face of my beautiful reminder that things do grow, are green and pretty and that everything has its season.