I saw the most interesting thing the other day. We had light snow on the ground and I noticed paths running along the bank. At first I thought they might be game trails that held a little more snow, but no, some were much too wide. With a closer look, it figured to be snow shadows. The afternoon sun had hit the bank and melted most of the snow...except for the shaded areas where it was cooler. And there they were - white shadows of trunks and branches of the big oak. And stripes of similar angle for each trunk/pole on that bank. I don't recall ever seeing that before.
DH had a conversation going on the way to church Sunday. Where do people come up with all these crazy weather notions? Well, I don't know; but they've been around a while. The Jews knew some form of "red skies in the morning - sailors take warning; red skies at night - sailors delight," because our Lord spoke of that principle in His teachings. But DH is not one to rely on signs and superstitions. (His brow raises when Aunt Margaret starts talking about 'planting in the signs.') So, says he as his opining ended with: "If the wooly worm sees his shadow, WATCH OUT, you're in for a double whammy!
(For a no-nonsense fella, he's a an awful lot of fun!)
3 comments:
What a marvelous pic. Nature has perfect beauty. I'll look at this one often and will be checking back hoping to see more.
Credit for the pic goes to ABW - the "idyllic existence" friend who lives in Morgantown WV. I tried to post a good sunrise of mine, but it wouldn't work...maybe next time.
Wondered where you got the pic. It is beautiful but did not look like the area around your home.
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