taut bare skin of branches a 
wonder of beauty keeping
warm during winter months
without beauty of foliage
© January 2013
Renee Espriu
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This is for the Small Stone Challenge January 2013. You can find them at http://www.writingourwayhome.com.
This is Small Stone #3.
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Very pretty indeed. I like the blue sky behind.
Tim
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Thanks Tim!
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What a striking photo…your words accompany it beautifully.
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Thank You Gayle! Hope you and your bundle of joy are doing well.
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I spent several hours with her today but she slept for two of them. We had fun. She’s loving her toys now and tries to grab them…learning so much, so fast. She IS a bundle of joy! How are things with you these days? I’m still thinking of your daughter too and hope she is doing better.
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A lovely moment … Striking photo — I like “taut bare skin”!!
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Thanks Becca!
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so so true and beautiful!
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the bare skin of branches…love this.. the trees look both, so vulnerable and so majestic at this time of year..
happy new year to you…
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Thank you Claudia! Happy New Year to you as well.
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