AFTERFLAKES
by Robert Frost

In the thick of a teeming snowfall
I saw my shadow on snow.
I turned and looked back up at the sky,
Where we still look to ask the why
Of everything below.

If I shed such a darkness,
If the reason was in me,
That shadow of mine should show in form
Against the shapeless shadow of storm,
How swarthy I must be.

I turned and looked back upward.
The whole sky was blue;
And the thick flakes floating at a pause
Were but frost knots on an airy gauze,
With the sun shining through.


American poet (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963)

6:30 a.m. A Devastating Fire remains out-of-control at Rosa Flora, Dunnville, Ontario.  Rosa Flora is the biggest grower of gerbera in North America as well as many other flowers.  Our thoughts are with our friends at Rosa Flora.

www.rosaflora.com   Find Rosa Flora on Facebook

"What a desolate place would be a world without flowers!  It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome."

~ Clara L. Balfour

Serenity on The Grand ~

Grand River Cayuga Bridge
For Winter Watchers ~





Side-by-Side:  The Gleaming New vis-a-vis The Old Rust

"Overheard at the Bookstore" by Judith Henry
Universe Publishing, 2000

• "Some people like to think, but me, I just like to read."
• "Do you have anything for dummies?"
• "This book is very expensive--I guess they charge by the pound."
• "I need a book that doesn't put me to sleep."
• "That's a really bad beginning."
• "So all your money goes for books, but food's important too."
• "I asked for a book on the Beatles and he sent me to the nature section."
• "The thing I don't understand is, who writes these books?"
• "The cover looks good, but don't be fooled." 
• "I don't know the title or author, but the book's purple."

Here we go ~ Summertime (or South!)

CRIME STOPPERS' Kenneth Schaus explains the role of Crime Stoppers in our community.
 

Crime Stoppers is looking for your anonymous tips to help solve a break, enter and theft that occured at an address in Cayuga in Haldimand County.

Sometime during the late evening hours of Sunday, February 16, 2014 and the early morning hours of February 17, unknown suspect(s) attended an Echo Street property and entered an unlocked storage shed.  Once inside the shed a green a 2002 Honda Forman Fourtrax All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) was located and removed.  Also stolen were two (2) Stihl chainsaws and several bottles of alcohol.
www.helpsolvecrime.com

GOT INFORMATION?  CALL 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) OR SUBMIT ONLINE
Crime Stoppers is totally anonymous.  Callers never have to testify in court or deal directly with the police.

[Photo:  Simcoe, Haldimand, ON, 2013. For larger image, please click on photo. lbw]


{...40 days and counting.  Computer still in the shop. lbw]