"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live" (Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 NIV).
White mounds of thick snow coat the bushes and evergreen trees. The ground is white as far as you can see. The birch tree stands with ornaments of ice crystals handing on the branches, left by the rain/snow mixture that started the storm. Birds flutter from within the evergreens desperate for food from the feeder. They hover over the vent in the shed roof to capture some heat that escapes from below. The squirrel sneaks around the bird feeder searching for dropped morsels then bravely climbs up to the suet block and attempts to steal some fat.
The loud rattle of the snow plow scraping snow from the roads echoes across the countryside as it comes closer. Long peaks of drifts decorate the barnyard and lawn after wind whipped the snowflakes into submission. Rabbit tracks reveal the hiding places under the deck and around the evergreens and bushes. The woodpecker tap, tap, taps searching for nourishment. His red head smartly chooses the suet block for easier rations. Icicles hang from the eaves and sparkle in the sunshine waiting for warmer temperatures to start their melting again. They pause, frozen in the air slightly angled from the wind's power.
God's creation shines all around us in amazing beauty that takes my breath away. I'll continue to fill the feeders and find an ear of corn for the squirrel and replenish the suet block as it dwindles away by pecks. For truly everything is beautiful in its time and warmer days will erase winter's pristine picture soon enough,
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