Mist and Sunbeams by Barbi Tiner, all rights reserved

My friend, Barbi Tinder, captures nature in the most astounding ways with her camera.  She does the same with her words.  Together she creates an image that perfectly captures this time of year.  Late Fall is a time of mist, brilliant angled light and a Thanksgiving realization of how God provides water to quench the thirst of turkeys and deer.  Through her eyes and words we can agree with her that "the outdoors is god's cathedral":
 
This morning was one of those magical times. For me they are a reward for tolerating the brief daylight hours.  God frosted my part of the world last night. I had a wonderful time early this very cold morning capturing snippets with my camera. Then as the sun occasionally made an appearance from behind the clouds the neighborhood turned into a crystal fairyland. 

I'm sending you another photo from yesterday morning. I almost could not walk up the hill fast enough. I felt like I was chasing an illusion. I had to keep the right angle of light to get the reflection of the frost as it turned to liquid on the needles of the line trees. As I walked back down the hill the drops dripping off the trees sounded like a babbling brook in springtime. What a joy!

As one who does not adjust well to the short daylight hours, the late days of fall can get discouraging. This year the turkeys and a young deer are visiting our crabapple tree for the drops, and a morning like yesterday just nourishes the soul! 

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Barbi Tinder