Earth stood hard as iron

In the bleak mid-winter
frosty winds made moan
earth stood hard as iron
water like a stone.

Christina Georgina Rossetti
1830-1894

#36 in Lutheran Hymnal

Wielsel Creek

We call this ..A view of Paradise Valley

"But the land.....It is one thing that will still be there when I come back....land is always there."

From "The Good Earth" Pearl Buck 1892/1972

In the bleak mid-winter

Feb. 16th....Walked to Wisel Creek today. Water was crystal clear. Saw one adult eagle soaring overhead. Rookie chased up 3 deer, treed a squirrel then he lay down in the freezing water.