Snow and Roses

Winter is still holding on up here,so I may as well make the best of it.

On Sunday,February 27,I drove to the Pembina Valley,hoping for some Hawks or Eagles,but instead I found was another birder who was also waiting for the Raptors to come.

I determined not to leave the area without at least one picture.

This is the scene which greets everyone who goes to the Pembina Valley Bible Camp.

I thought it looked quite attractive in all the snow.

I think I may have to take some pictures here as the seasons progress.

The rest of these images are from a week or more ago.

This was just the other day.

I think I am getting bored so any photo subject will do.

This is the frost on my living room window.

I put the frame around it just to give it some depth.

As my Valentine flowers were fading,I found them to be pretty   just the same.

I added a little saturation to this one,because the flower was fast losing it's color.

Sometimes I get these little surprises in my photos.

This is one example of just such a surprise.

I had placed this,past it's prime,rose on a white table.

The first image is edited to give a little color to the background,but the next one is SOOC.

I like the curled edges on this dying flower.There is beauty,even in death.

Hmmm,I didn't think I would be able to say that.

I received the following text message from my teenage friend,

She is a sweetheart and knows how to make my day.

Thanks Sydney.

May the sun always shine on your window pane,

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain,

May the hand of a friend always be near you,

And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.