Seasonal Inspiration

Dear Reader,

Thank you for reading and joining me on today’s writing prompt. I vowed I would take some time to write every single day. Yesterday was a blog post and today, a few spare moments for a little escape, even as life is being juggled and I'm striving for some balance and a creative outlet.

Humbly,

The Rustic Crone

Town of Mentor. Wisconsin. A neighbor's field covered by a blanket of snow, trees laden.

There is a marvelous majesty in nature whether she is a sultry summer temptress or frigid ice queen; fertile maiden fair or the colorful harbinger announcing winter’s deadly arrival. The veil is always thin; one has only to look for that which is unseen. Ever present, ever welcoming and ever powerful in both beauty and wrath. Nature. In this very moment, it is a wintery season of slow-paced living, warmth and fire. Gentle intention and mindful grace. Intellectual adventure through immersive reading and challenging paths through the deep crunch of snow beneath boot or snowshoe. Heavy canopies made of bent trees weighted with snow and the deep freeze that savages them transports the imagination to a magical land full of mystery and awe. Pristine tunnels to negotiate, sometimes a tangled blockade between the mundane cold and a wondrous land that unapologetically steals breath. This is the North, a land respected and honored by stewards who would see her remain as she wills. A land bearing and sustaining folk who enjoy simplicity and the necessity of a forceful gust of fresh air so powerful it can burst the lungs upon impact, jolting the body to life. A land that offers the superb feel of rain upon skin, cleansing and birthing rejuvenation and a lightness of the soul. It is the natural high gifted by the feel of soil beneath bare feet and the warmth of the sun kissing flesh on a hot summer day in a woodland meadow filled with the scent of heady wildflowers. It is the first real snowfall, blanketing the land with a fresh, clean slate coaxing exploration of what were once hidden secrets behind dense curtains of leaves.