Nature

Winter Sunrise captured in words and visions

Winter Sunrise

Cool snowy blankets
Boldly contrasting branches
Frame an immense sky
Blinking awake in deep blue
Blushing in flashes of fire

SoyBend

Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

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