Tag Archives: Beauty

Snow Duvet

Posted on January 9, 2022 by hernibs

I love the muffled quiet of snow all around me,like nestling under a down duvet. Icicles hang from the roof edge all the way around the house, beautiful.A gust of wind shakes diamond dust here and then over there. I’m … Continue reading →

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Winter Beauty

Posted on December 28, 2021 by hernibs

Black clouds float across the skiesThe sun disappears before your eyesSoon soft rain is gently fallingThen the northern wind starts howling. Leaves swirl round the naked treesGrass and puddles start to freeze,Our breath is white upon the airAnd spiders webs … Continue reading →

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Contented

Posted on December 6, 2021 by hernibs

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.~Socrates

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Art

Posted on December 2, 2021 by hernibs

Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid.~ Alain Locke

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Sunrise Yesterday Morning On Our Way to the Ferry

Posted on November 19, 2021 by hernibs
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Winter Wardrobe Fashion Show

Posted on October 29, 2021 by hernibs

Winter is on it’s way. . .Evergreens wait patientlyfor cold weatherwith new green tipsaccenting their wardrobe. Maples, finding nothing to wear,choose to spend winter nakedrather than wear the same thingtwo years in a row. ~©Sharron R. McMillan

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Giant Wreath in the Woods

Posted on October 27, 2021 by hernibs
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Dying Beautifully

Posted on September 21, 2021 by hernibs

Golden Maple leaffalling, twirlingbeautiful ballet,gracefulslow. If one has to dieone might as well do it beautifully.I hope I do it beautifullyand take someone’s breath awayat the grace of my demise. ©2004 Sharron R. McMillan

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Yard Art

Posted on September 7, 2021 by hernibs
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Lingering In The Sunset

Posted on September 4, 2021 by hernibs

Night air is moving in,cool, salted slightlybut still we lingerwatching the skychange into it’s night attire,pink, purple, golden. Waves lap at the floating dock,men throw crab traps into the water,hope mixed with beauty and seagull songs. A jet scrapes a … Continue reading →

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And The Spotlight Shines On. . .

Posted on August 31, 2021 by hernibs

I love how the sun finds one stump or one leaf to shine on,as though training a high intensity spotlight just on itfor a few moments of glorywith trees and ferns in it’s shadow. Spotlight fades and someone else is … Continue reading →

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My Rose Garden Today

Posted on July 20, 2021 by hernibs
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Stumps In Our Woods 3

Posted on July 14, 2021 by hernibs
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Stumps In Our Woods

Posted on July 12, 2021 by hernibs
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Let Me Show You My Roses

Posted on July 3, 2021 by hernibs

It’s easier to speak about the beauty in our worldthen think about those things that are so wrong,the evil that affects all of us. There are no wordsin any languagefor that kind of shame. But I can share my roses. … Continue reading →

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