Monthly Archives: February 2017

1356. The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within. ~William C. Bryant

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yellow jasmine and
daffodils too have I seen
springtime harbingers

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poppy progeny
grows where seeds fell from dried pods
as summer drew nigh

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tulip foliage
as well as anemones
break ground ‘neath the oak

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new leaves appear on
roses that survived the first
hard, too early freeze

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This is what the Lord says to me: “I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat…” ~Excerpted passage from Isaiah 18:4  ✝

**All but two images taken by Natalie; collages created by Natalie; haikus written by Natalie

You will see…

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Yes indeed, seeing is such an quintessential requisite to being able to put up a blog post. I just realized that I have already put this quote up with a different image. But to make a point, I’m going to go ahead and post it again with this one, which by the way I actually liked better. I’m having a problem seeing this evening because I had my annual eye check up late this afternoon, and the dilation still has yet to wear substantially off. So as a result it is currently very difficult for me to see clearly, not only the screen but also the keyboard. And for some strange reason, it also seems to be affecting my fingers and therefore my ability to type correctly. So if you find any errors or flubs in my words and/or comments, please forgive a pair of aging, dilated eyes and strangely inept fingers. And should I have inadvertently done or said anything insulting or offensive, please feel free to extract a pound of flesh, and I will be happy to grovel and apologize.

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**Image found on Pixabay; text image via Quote App; collage by Natalie