torch...

...light

shining in the bright sun... on the backdrop of a blue sky...

isn't it amazing how some leaves remain on branches throughout the winter months? refusing to give up their place... hanging on through the elements... standing firm regardless of what nature may throw at them - wind, rain, snow, hail, sleet...

they stand guard, as these two have - a beacon of what will come again - to remind us of the changing seasons... spring is really not far off... and no matter what season we are in within our own lives - to stand strong... keep the faith. it is a true affirmation - an encouragement - and makes for...

a

happy day.....