Monday, March 4, 2013

encased in ice fingers






encased in ice fingers
buds on frail branches suspended
in cold storage

Early March, more snow and ice than we've seen all winter. Snow melt on the roof during a sunny day freezes overnight into fantastic fingers of ice. Thick and heavy, the ice bedecks the wisteria vine with glistening swags and pennants, while the fragile branches of flowering cherry bend under the weight until the icicles hang sideways. The next day, only broken shards of ice pockmark the snow.

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