a similar take on a winter walk

Are we winter weary yet? Here in Minnesota, we have almost no snow on the ground, and it was 34 degrees today. It feels like November. And this modest collection of nature bits I gathered today looks more like November than late January to me. All these color, usually hidden by a deep blanket of snow are not only visible but saturated from the damp in they way I associate with late autumn.  I am enjoying the colors, and the lack of ice on the sidewalks, and the relative ease of  running errands without a parka on. But I can’t fully enjoy it. We all know why. No need to spell it out. STILL, after all, is a place to come for a moment of calm. Enough said. Enjoy this typically hidden winter palette.