Oh, how I wish that summer's snowflake
Was as icy and cold as January.
That I could run my fingers over the tiny blossoms
And feel bursts of winter
in the middle of a heat wave.
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Life in a cabin on a mountain in southern Pennsylvania
About Me
- Carolyn H
- Roundtop Mtn., Pennsylvania, United States
- I live in a cabin in the forests of Pennsylvania. I write about what I see and do in the natural world around me. I've been a hawkwatcher for more than 20 years, a birder for longer than that, and a crayfish-catcher since I was a polywog.
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3 comments:
Nice thought! And a beautiful photo.
Simple brilliant! It is too hot! Need a good crackling thunderstorm to break it.
However, I can feel autumn knocking already. School supplies are starting to come out. Boss and I were discussing what we were going do in the kid's room for fall and winter. Like a huge snow globe for one the walls.
All: Yikes! it set a record at 103 in Harrisburg yesterday, and even my cabin wasn't much cooler. This morning is better, at least so far. There's a breeze! And the forecast has dropped from 98 to 95, so even that little bit makes me happy!
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