The prompt this week from Carrot Ranch is “By Design”. My goal was to paint as vivid a picture as I could of “real” winter. Not the sort of chilly, once in awhile gray winter weather we get here in the desert southwest. So how did I do?
“Painting a Picture”
The landscape was encased in ice, trees frozen in mid-motion. Snow gleamed pure white, too cold even for the stars to twinkle. The cold poked and prodded, looking for a way into the snug cottage. All was still.
Inside the fire crackled and popped from the newly added pine log before settling down to give a steady heat. The flames danced to a happy song only they could hear.
I breathed in slow and deep, holding for a beat at the top. By design peace flowed through me. By Mother Nature’s design sleep settled over the great wintry outdoors.
Excellent challenge you set for yourself, Tracey! Your verb choices infuse this wintry scene — “snow gleamed, “cold proked and prodded.” You compare the cold to the fire crackling inside and that contrast deepens the experience. Then you personalize it with a reaction. Well done.
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You nailed it, Tracy. Your word choices were just perfect; the scene was so vivid. ~nan
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