Still Christmas in March—
Sparkling trees cast colored cheer,
Cords buried in snow!
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Merry March
Saint Francis of Ladder Ranch
Saint Francis of Ladder Ranch
Poor St. Francis,
he never knew such outrage in Italy:
Patron Saint of the Ladder Ranch,
animals, and the natural world.
His statue stands guard in our yard,
watching over birds, even the grouse,
the eagles, the robins, and it seems,
ravens, crows and magpies.
He looks out for cattle, sheep,
horses, dogs, and those wild critters.
our children.
He sees deer, elk, antelope.
St. Francis, please care for
the bats, the bees, and butterflies—
maybe not mosquitoes!
No patron saint for them.
So here stands his likeness,
concrete birds upon his fist.
In summer, actual bird poop
paints stigmata hands and feet.
But now, in the depths of winter,
in cold winds and drift
poor Francis stoically endures,
waist-deep in snow-white robes.
Winter south of the Wall, no dragons
Sheep Mountain
long underwear weather
There MAY be dragons in that sky.
Snow after drought
Aspen Alley in the fall
Snow settles on ground
left thirsty by months of drought,
now kissed by moisture.
homestead cabin on Box Creek
Dudley Creek aspens
Snow Day
Maeve, Rhen and Tiarnan building the first snowman of the season
Rhen and Maeve making snow angels
Tiarnan’s snow angel
Ladder Ranch
