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Posted on February 1, 2017 by beth

“february, a form
pale-vestured, wildly fair,—
one of the north wind’s daughters,
with icicles in her hair.”

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~edgar fawcett, “the masque of months,” c.1878

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Anisha on February 1, 2017 at 5:09 am said:

beautiful!

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 5:22 am said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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IreneDesign2011 on February 1, 2017 at 5:19 am said:

Beautiful view and post 🙂

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 5:55 am said:
  
  that is a view from my classroom window, with the crystals that we made hanging in front )
  
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  - IreneDesign2011 on February 1, 2017 at 6:44 am said:
    
    Beautiful and cold, I enjoy it from here 😀
    
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    - ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 9:50 am said:
      
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sudershana on February 1, 2017 at 5:21 am said:

Short,deep and thoughtful ✌👍

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 5:56 am said:
  
  fawcett said it well, i think –
  
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tric on February 1, 2017 at 5:40 am said:

This year spring feels different as we ve had a really mild winter.

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 5:57 am said:
  
  it has been pretty tame her as well, tric. and spring is on its way, i feel it in the air….
  
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  - tric on February 1, 2017 at 5:59 am said:
    
    I think the long evenings are my favourite part. And flowers peeping up.
    
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    - ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 6:01 am said:
      
      ooh, yes –
      
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wordart11 on February 1, 2017 at 6:03 am said:

Amazing ! Left with no words. 🙂 thank you for following 🙂

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 9:51 am said:
  
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Cindy on February 1, 2017 at 6:47 am said:

yeah…that looks cold. 😳

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 9:50 am said:
  
  A bit chilly…
  
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on February 1, 2017 at 7:44 am said:

Brrrrr

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Yes, but sparkly )
  
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lavendermoongirlblog on February 1, 2017 at 8:37 am said:

Happy February. I love your photo too! Like a fairytale! 🙂

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Thank you and same to you )
  
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russtowne on February 1, 2017 at 2:04 pm said:

“Icicles in her hair” evokes quite an image in my mind.

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 3:16 pm said:
  
  Me too )
  
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Chatter Master on February 1, 2017 at 2:24 pm said:

Apt description…when winter decides to visit. Not getting much of it here.

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 3:15 pm said:
  
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Erika Kind on February 1, 2017 at 2:29 pm said:

What a sweet describing poem, Beth!

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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 3:13 pm said:
  
  I think he did a beautiful job with the winter imagery
  
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  - Erika Kind on February 1, 2017 at 3:14 pm said:
    
    Definitely, Beth!
    
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- ksbeth on February 1, 2017 at 3:16 pm said:
  
  ❄️
  
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  - Erika Kind on February 1, 2017 at 3:17 pm said:
    
    😊
    
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Heartafire on February 3, 2017 at 1:19 pm said:

This is lovely!

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- ksbeth on February 3, 2017 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you)
  
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Artful Aspirations on February 4, 2017 at 12:28 pm said:

So beautiful!

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- ksbeth on February 4, 2017 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  Thank you )
  
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  - Artful Aspirations on February 4, 2017 at 12:34 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome Beth! Hope you have a great weekend! 🙂 🙂 🙂
    
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Ellespeth on February 5, 2017 at 12:52 am said:

Oh! Loved this.
Ellespeth

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- ksbeth on February 5, 2017 at 7:53 am said:
  
  thanks, e )
  
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