After Winter Comes Spring

The God of
spring's new life,
of summer's joy,
and of
autumn's
fullness,
is also
the God of winter's chill.

Although we never know
what lies buried beneath
the frozen stillness,
we can trust that,
surely,
after winter
comes the spring.
~Debra Kingsporn

Spring is just around the corner and the days are becoming warmer. I'm starting to think of spring plantings and flowers. Still, the winter sun feels so good and the leaveless trees provide interesting sculptures. It won't be long now before spring green is everywhere.

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.
~Andrew Wyeth