Softscapes

The winter "softscape" is dazzling on sunny days. There is something about fresh snow cover that is soothingly attractive. Snow always tells a story. Tracks reveal recent activity and events that are often unseen in summer. Getting "out there" is an absolute in this country if we are to connect with the real world. In the boreal region we are in the midst of an environment that speaks to us, unbounded by fences, roads, herbicides, pesticides, and the heavy human footprint of "progress".
If we do not venture away from the comfort of our heated homes, plowed roads, stores and parking lots, we fail to learn about balance and beauty. We fail to remind ourselves of the universal natural order behind our tinted windows and controlled environments.