Saturday, November 23, 2024
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A boreal owl. (Courtesy photo)

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Voices in the Wilderness: Forest Choir
January 1, 2019 3 a.m.

Voices in the Wilderness: Forest Choir

After the snowfall, Old Man Winter rests. He is warm now, with his long white hair flowing down his shoulders. After conjuring up infinite patterns of snow flakes, each one unique, and gently laying down the soft blanket of albescence, he tucks his chin into his full beard and begins to dream. In the mountains, the creatures of the earth begin to stir after the quietness of the last flake falling has been fully appreciated.