Comments on: Simplicity before spring http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/ A literary blog on nature, solitude and the search for serenity. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: highmountainmuse http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 highmountainmuse Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:25:20 +0000 http://highmountainmuse.com/?p=2229#comment-2013 Yes, Julian, how right you are! The smells! Perhpas most of you don't realize but in the very cold climates, we live without odor outside all winter long. The smell of the trees, the dirt, the grass, the animals. None. How odd the scents we miss. Yesterday I found a patch of dirt exposed beneath a big southern exposed cliff face. Dirt. The smell woke me up in a way... Yes, Julian, how right you are! The smells! Perhpas most of you don’t realize but in the very cold climates, we live without odor outside all winter long. The smell of the trees, the dirt, the grass, the animals. None. How odd the scents we miss. Yesterday I found a patch of dirt exposed beneath a big southern exposed cliff face. Dirt. The smell woke me up in a way…

]]> By: White Horse Pilgrim http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 White Horse Pilgrim Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:46:45 +0000 http://highmountainmuse.com/?p=2229#comment-2012 Oh, that is so nostalgic, hearing about the oncoming harbingers of spring. I used to know that spring had arrived when I started to smell things again - the plants, the creosote on the fence posts, anything other than hay and horses. How the smell of mint and herbs preserved half a year earlier cheered me up at feeding time in deepest mid-winter. Even now, in a less bleak place, I love hay in winter. Oh, that is so nostalgic, hearing about the oncoming harbingers of spring.

I used to know that spring had arrived when I started to smell things again – the plants, the creosote on the fence posts, anything other than hay and horses.

How the smell of mint and herbs preserved half a year earlier cheered me up at feeding time in deepest mid-winter. Even now, in a less bleak place, I love hay in winter.

]]> By: Karen http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-2011 Karen Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:11:12 +0000 http://highmountainmuse.com/?p=2229#comment-2011 Willie ran around a little too much and started limping really badly so he had to go inside...poor thing, he's a playful, little pup inside a big boy body! Cody had a blast and even helped build the snowman. After Willie went inside, Cody was so funny acting like, "so this is what it's like to be an only dog!" Snow plows...what are those?!! ;~) I'm almost positive we don't have any around here but I'm in the panhandle and West Texas they do. We could sure use them right now! We don't even have snow shovels, well, I say that but I saw my neighbor using one earlier, at least I know where I can borrow one! Can you believe we got over 12 inches! Who knew the snow would come to us this year! Willie ran around a little too much and started limping really badly so he had to go inside…poor thing, he’s a playful, little pup inside a big boy body! Cody had a blast and even helped build the snowman. After Willie went inside, Cody was so funny acting like, “so this is what it’s like to be an only dog!”

Snow plows…what are those?!! ;~) I’m almost positive we don’t have any around here but I’m in the panhandle and West Texas they do. We could sure use them right now! We don’t even have snow shovels, well, I say that but I saw my neighbor using one earlier, at least I know where I can borrow one! Can you believe we got over 12 inches! Who knew the snow would come to us this year!

]]> By: highmountainmuse http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-2010 highmountainmuse Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:37 +0000 http://highmountainmuse.com/?p=2229#comment-2010 Soon! And now you are used to the deep snow... in Texas! A bit chillier here. Don't forget to take your Christmas picture for next year. Wonderful to see the dogs take to it so naturally. Willie looks like he's saying, "what took this so long?" and Cody seems to think it is all there to play in. Al's Maggie will be buried soon if that snow continues. Do you even have snow plows in Texas? Enjoy it - how special. Soon! And now you are used to the deep snow… in Texas! A bit chillier here. Don’t forget to take your Christmas picture for next year. Wonderful to see the dogs take to it so naturally. Willie looks like he’s saying, “what took this so long?” and Cody seems to think it is all there to play in. Al’s Maggie will be buried soon if that snow continues. Do you even have snow plows in Texas? Enjoy it – how special.

]]> By: Karen http://highmountainmuse.com/2010/02/12/simplicity-before-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 Karen Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:34:20 +0000 http://highmountainmuse.com/?p=2229#comment-2009 Can't wait to see the moose prints (and hopefully the moose themselves!) and Ptarmigan and the river in a state I have never seen! Can’t wait to see the moose prints (and hopefully the moose themselves!) and Ptarmigan and the river in a state I have never seen!

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