I woke up this morning to a world cloaked in ice. A two-hour delay for the kids, giving me time to sit and savor my coffee before braving the cold to chisel away at the quarter-inch of ice enveloping my entire car. Now, mind you, a mere two days ago it was 67 degrees out. I’ll take it as a sign that a change of season is near, the tug ‘o war that Winter and Spring play each year. And while Winter leaves me feeling chilled and reclusive, even I couldn’t deny the amazing beauty of the ice. Intriguing and often perilous, yet so delicate and stunning. By afternoon, the sun was out and all the trees looked like they were adorned with glass, glistening, sparkling, twinkling.
Brew me a cup for a winter’s night.
For the wind howls loud and the furies fight;
Spice it with love and stir it with care,
And I’ll toast our bright eyes,
my sweetheart fair.
Winter is the time for comfort,
for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand and
for a talk beside the fire:
it is the time for home.
· getting my hands dirty in the garden · trying to live a 
Love that Percy poem/quote - it’s is just SO positive thinking, wish I could be that positive! :-)
Beautiful images too!
ummm…..sounds like you got my middle indiana leftovers. it hit here around 3:30 on tuesday. hope you are keeping warm and toasty. i amsitting here with my trust companion - my fleece blankie.
Hi Melanie,
Oh..I love your art! And, this “random” post makes me smile. I love the color, texture and coziness of socks photo. And…thanks for stopping by my SoulCollage blog :) And Contrats on your success in Artful Blogger…and everywhere else too!
:)
Oh wow, that is for sure a lot of ice on the trees. Beautiful fotos! I couldn’t resist to take lot’s of fotos of that beauty as well. Hope you enjoyed your tasty looking coffee, smiles, Anke ;)
Beautiful pictures! I really like the colors of them.
greetings from Hungary!
thank you so much for visiting and taking ther time to comment on my poem… i have had a look around over here,, and i love the mixed media pieces,, i believe that is what you would call them.. the one with the window and the saying about flying but not knowing where your soul is,, and then the cut out journal page are both excellent.. very beautiful as well as superbly creative.. i will put your blog in my reader so i can have a look at all the wonderful things you have here as you post them in the future….
your artworks and words are very inspiring, melanie! i’ve seen lots of beautiful things here and i’m looking forward to your new posts
What a beautiful blog this is. . . full of inspiring warm stuff, I love it. And you have the same coffee mug as me! Makes me want to go brew something warm and yummy with sprinkles right now because that looks so good!
Is that knitting nestled at your stockings?
Lovely images…the pale starkness of the ice and the colourful warmth of your cup and your wool socks :)
xo
Oh no…well, spring can’t be too far away right? Beautiful photographs. I love the ice on the branches.
a.
Melanie, what a lovely post. the quotes and images work so well together. I wanted to wish you a “hoppy” easter with one of my e-cards. click the link below and enjoy:
http://www.banjobunny.com/viewcard.php?reqid=47e2e780d4a09
Susan
what a lovely combination of art and photos. that bottom photo is really endearing.
Thank you very much for your nice comment on my blog, I´m glad to be able to post on such an inspiring site as “Inspire Me Thursday”. Keep on with your creative ideas!
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog!
Your work is great too, it talks in emotions (to me)
“In the NOW” - I love this as a link on the side of your blog layout - I have been listening to Eckert Tolle and Oprah talk about his book - such life changing work, they are doing.
Thanks for reminding me to be in the now.
c’est beau ici, magnifiques couleurs, et belles images
The warmth of the photo, the just being, kicking back beautiful
I’ve been offline for so long - but still think of you and your inspiration. I might (not) be getting back into it but I thank you for the inspo to both participate and to take time off.
K