A little house for the garden

Yesterday, late, I posted over on my pottery blog a new placement of a sculpture that I made a few years ago.
Since it's now part of my environment, I'll invite you to glimpse it here and there.

 I'm surprised the pansies have survived through so much cold, then so much heat (twice in the 60s this week.)  I put a pedestal under the little house, and with all it's interesting perforations, it looks much better (to me) in the sunshine than it did inside.  Weatherwise, we may get snow tomorrow night.  Yes winter is still around!

61 degrees F on January 20

 

These were taken on the first day of warm weather following a few days where the thermometer stayed below freezing constantly.

I wonder if that's it.  Somehow I think winter has another surprise or two up her sleeve.

Quote for today:

O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.

Henry David Thoreau

 

Where does this water go next?

Water seeks the lowest level available...always flowing when it can.

Flat Creek tumbles around bends and over stones...going to the Swannanoa River first...and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico.

Last week this log caught water and hung onto in the form of ice.

Quote for today:

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

St. Francis of Assisi

Waterfall icy

I'm so glad I carried my Nikon with the zoom.  It's not huge, but it did the trick.

Quote for today:

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what to hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.

Barbara Kingsolver