heart of melted ice

heart of melted ice,

deer hoof heart, grass through snow heart,

snirt heart of sand on snow

On Valentine's Day, ice and snow melting, four hearts created by Mother Nature's hand. 

silver ice bubbles

silver ice bubbles

curve through deer and rabbit prints

on the creek's soft snow

Two days after the blizzard, the snow is softening on Pilgrim Creek, stamped with the imprints of deer and rabbits. A narrow ribbon of ice bubbles looks like a necklace of silver pearls on white velvet.

white woodland path -- soft

white woodland path – soft

prints of rabbit, turkey, deer –

remnants of passing

The snow makes it easy to see the tracks of wild animals, each with their distinctive prints leaving graceful calligraphy on the crystal white sheet.