Open Water

January 18, 2017 (018/365)

"But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw.  And so I must still have hope." - Vincent Van Gogh

[I'm not fooling myself that winter in Wisconsin is over, but today, like the ducks, I celebrate the open water and the hope of an early spring.]

Flotsam and Jetsam

January 17, 2017 (017/365)

"For some days now, the temperature wavered between freezing and thawing and it was difficult to tell whether the sediment thickening the atmosphere was rain or sleet or smog." - David Lodge... In the wake of the January thaw, flotsam and jetsam blur the lines of the changing seasons.

Steps

January 16, 2017 (016/365)

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rooftops - Part 2

January 14, 2017 (014/365)

"Set your heights more than what you see around you, see beyond." - Anthony Anderson

[Until, I see the rooftops of Paris again, this view will suffice.]