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Arkansas, cold weather, Delta, forest, Freeze, haunted wood, Ice storm, icicles, ravine, winter, woodland
“There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you…. In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.” ~Ruth Stout
The haunted wood in ice
The lower Midwest winters can be grueling, not just because of the type of precipitation, but mostly because whatever icy/snowy weather that happens is unpredictable.
The haunted wood in ice
But no matter how confining winter weather can be, the beauty of it is inescapable. Every tree, every branch, every part of the woodland is drenched in a tapestry of frozen splendor.
The haunted wood in ice
The ravine often overflows during times like this, and we are always at risk of having a flooded backyard, depending on how much ice and snow we get. But it does make for a pretty scene out in the woods.
The haunted wood in ice
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.” ~John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”
Greetings for now from us in the house by the haunted wood — be careful, be safe, be warm, and be blessed!
