Thawing

December 28, 2013 Photo of the day: "Thawing"

An unseasonably warm December day 
beckoned me to take a walk, 
to listen to the squirrels scampering 
and tiny songbirds tweeting, 
to breathe in the mild dampness, 
to watch the snow melt 
and fall in droplets from the evergreens.

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“One measure of how creative you are 
is how you respond to changes in your 
circumstances and environment. 
How flexible are you? 
Consider how water adapts 
to its environment: 
evaporation, condensation, 
snowflake, melting, flowing..." 
~ Anonymous