The weather has turned cold… most likely the coldest it has been so far this winter.
But with the cold comes beauty…
A winter rainbow…
“There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.”
~ Harriet Tubman
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A Manitoba sunrise on a cold winter’s morn…
“For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is.”
“On the edge of the prairie, where the sun had gone down, the sky was turquoise blue, like a lake, with gold light throbbing in it. Higher up, in the utter clarity of the western slope, the evening star hung like a lamp suspended by silver chains — like the lamp engraved up the title-page of old Latin texts, which is always appearing in new heavens and waking new desires in men.”
~ Willa Cather, My Ántonia
The day was hot and very windy… but Roland went for it anyway and launched the inflatable kayak for the first time.
“Yes, I do have a retirement plan, I plan on kayaking.”
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” ~ Eleonora Duse
The skies were slightly overcast but the air was still and warm… the water, like glass.
“The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.” ~ Prasad Mahes
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