Positively A Splendid Snowy Sunny Sunday

My son declared it was time to ride the quad outside,

My husband questioned,  "Why? You'll get all wet and muddy!"

I responded," Isn't that what quads and riding gear are for?"

My husband surrendered," Yeh, I guess so??"

I  had the itch to get outside and photograph the afternoon,

with the magnificent sun shining for the first time in over a week!

A Splendid Sunny Snowy Sunday

The splendid sun shining

 this snowy Sunday,

Every eave filling

 with water drips,

Mud forming

 all around

 us as we slip.

The summer flowers drying

 glorious blue

 against the white shimmering

 snow.

Evidence that autumn

 is here

 and soon winter

I know.

A dragonfly lingering

still and dead,

in the blue spruce's

needles up

ahead.

My son suiting

 up

 for his wet

 muddy

 play,

and

me

collecting

 my camera,

for capturing

this splendid

 day.

Snow chunks flying,

Water soaking in,

He tests his luck,

The quad gets stuck.

Wheels spinning,

Droplets scattering,

The engine roaring

over the tiny birds' chattering.

What joy

 he is having,

getting muddy and wet.

Making art

of fall leaves

 dancing

and circling

round and round

the circles form,

it will still be beautiful

Monday morn.

The sunlight

 is perfect,

the sky

a mystical

 blue.

The summer flowers

resting

 their heads,

standing

 still

on this day,

dreaming

of becoming

new.

Remembering

this splendid

sunny

snowy

Sunday.

I have now

 shared

 it

 with you!

The images and text

 are soul property

of

Renee Dowling.

To use them in any way,

please contact her at

dowling@shockware.com