Frost

February 17

I am thankful for frost. Not that I love cold weather, however, frost gives items an interesting icy look to them that adds interest to the mundane. And it makes me look foreward to spring.

The ground was lightly covered with spots of frost the day I took this photo in my front yard. I used my Canon 100 mm f2.8 macro lens.

jack frost

jack frost visited us last night

oh what an impish sprite

he painted the windows

and clovers

and all sorts of other things

but chose to use

only silver and white

which he sprinkled randomly

not too handily

he could have used a few colors

if he wanted to make it right

if he wanted a beautiful sight

but i’m told he ran out

of red and orange and yellow

after he painted the leaves

now all that is left

are two shades of mellow.

© rt tulley