Warm spells in winter
Cause icy snow to retreat;
Surprises revealed!
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Last week, for about a day and a half, the temperatures in our area moved up high enough that a good deal of the layers of snow and ice melted down. As I was walking along the pathway toward the front door of our house on that warm afternoon, I noticed this still greenish oak leaf lightly embraced by retreating snow – but not withered and dry. Still somewhat soft and pliable due to the preserving affect of the ice and snowy layers during the cold period.
