Bare Branches

My mother said to me,
"When one sees the tree in leaf one thinks
the beauty of the tree is in its leaves,
and then one sees the bare tree."
Samuel Menashe

There is lace in every living thing:

the bare branches of winter,
the patterns of clouds, the surface of water
as it ripples in the breeze....
Brunonia Barry (The Lace Reader)

Bare trees stand proudly
Knowing that spring will return
To clothe them in green
Tanja Cilia

God loved the birds and invented trees.

Man loved the birds and invented cages.
Jacques Deval

Photos: 1. Clear skies over Guelph Lake, Ontario
2. Sunset over the Speed River, Cambridge Ontario
3. Tree at noon by the Grand River, Cambridge, Ontario
4. Common Redpoll at Riverside Park, Cambridge, Ontario

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