As I was passing underneath a tree I noticed a tiny nest and decided
A bush dressed in dry winter berries greeted me beside the sidewalk. Small pine cones were quietly sleeping the winter away at the end of their tree branches. An empty playground stood lifeless in a neighborhood park and a man played with his dog on the wet grass. There’s an evergreen in that park that its perfume always takes me back to many years ago walking in the pinewood forests of Portugal. A hawk threatened by my proximity flew away and landed on top of a satellite dish. I went after it for a picture. :)
It had rained. The air was cool and crisp. The ground was wet and the sun shyly shone behind the passing clouds.
The mountains in the distance were mysteriously hidden in a thick envelope of clouds. What a beautiful morning!
Coming back home, I made sure to stop by the tree with the tiny nest. A closer look revealed that there were actually three tiny nests. Empty humming bird nests that reminded me of busy times past. A few steps further though, a robin let go of a funny laughter, telling me that this quietness and stillness of winter will soon give way to the busyness of Spring. I better enjoy Winter as much as I can!
"How great are your works, LORD, how profound your thoughts!"
Psalm 92:5