The plentiful cardinals, robins, woodpeckers, and wrens of yesterday were no where in sight as we replenished their feeders. With icy coldness swirling all about us we made our way back to the warmth of the house where one yippy Corgi wanted his turn at making yellow snow.
Throughout the morning the storm blew and raged, wreaking havoc on anything not firmly secured and tossing tree limbs as if they were matchsticks. All pine trees were bent low from the weight of snow on branches as their shallow roots clung tenaciously to patches of earth. Then, ever so slowly, the winds died down and the snowflakes gradually turned to warm rain, completely melting the snow. Once abated, the storm left in its wake a plethora of unwanted debris strewn about the whole place.
The Haflingers have not run or played during today's inclement weather. They simply hunkered down to withstand the sudden onslaught of extremely foul conditions. They did not complain. They needed no special coddling. Within their gentle nature they calmly withstand the unpleasantness of an unwelcome storm. Contentedly, they munched their hay knowing the hand that oversees the turbulent storms of life is the same hand that provides the eventual warmth of sunny days. Perhaps they have hope; perhaps they truly understand peace.
Ancient English Proverb: A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
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