Thomas Merton ~ ON THE LOVE OF WINTER
Love winter when the plant says nothing.
~ Thomas Merton ~
Snowtracks – by Thomas Merton
Peace ~
Bruce
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Got a messsge from Word Press indicating that you enjoyed my version of Thomas Merton’s last
speech the day he died.
I am flattered and just want to thank you.
He saved my life (I am now 80
Years old and ready to leave this woundrous planet being destroyed by mankind’s follies.
May you and yours be ever well and hopelessly happy.
Randy De Trinisj
i can hear
the chilly
silence 🙂
🙂 Thanks David for listening
Beautiful, Bruce. Peace to you as well.
Thanks Debra…. this snowfall happened 10 days ago and is mostly disappeared now. Days are sunny and bright, hovering at zero. Gee, maybe in another life I worked in weather reporting 🙂
Beautiful winter photos, Bruce. They make me very happy, even though the beauty of winter seems to be done here and we’re just waiting for spring.
janet
Hi Janet. This was are first real snow this year on Northern Vancouver Island, from ten days ago. Where we live we have good southern exposure and now there is only a bit of snow in shady spots left. My wife pointed out our first crocus coming up a few days ago… so I guess I used a bit of artistic license with Merton’s quote, to go with the photos. The west coast of Canada is much milder than the rest of the country, and spring’s just around the corner here, too.
Bruce
Beautiful photos, Bruce! You live in an area that looks to be magnificent in winter. Winter is my second favorite season, and I miss the snowy winters of the American Upper Midwest where we lived for so many years.
Hi Debra. The area of coastal BC is quite mild in Winter by Canadian standards – like coastal Washington or Oregon. The photos here (except the river) are all from the first real snowfall we had this year, about 10 days ago. We have good exposure to the sun, so the snow is mostly gone now. The past few weeks night hover just below freezing and days rise to slightly above freezing – glorious weather. Winter or Autumn are my two favorite seasons. Sort of a toss up, but I like the slowed down pace of winter best 🙂