“Nothing burns like the cold.
But only for a while.
Then it gets inside
you and starts to fill you up,
and after a while you don't have the
strength to fight it.”
While Shane's taking some time off, I'm his trapping buddy, as he calls me --
venturing out early after the sun is just up, to check his traps.
It's much like a treasure hunt -- and I truly believe that's why the man
loves this activity.
Will the next trap reveal a successful set?
Or will it appear just as it did yesterday -- with no tracks or
disruption?
As we round the farmland terraces,
you can cut the anticipation with a knife.
So far, success is demonstrated
by a light punch in my upper arm
or a double-hand slap on the steering wheel
of his truck.
Defeat does not show itself --
other than his getting out of the truck
to examine the area for tracks and
applying a second dose of secret lure.
It's frigid, freezing.
I can barely hold the camera still
for my shivering.
Cold wind blows.
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This was so beautifully written! Love the new font, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm wishing you warm thoughts to thaw your frozen fingers....
ReplyDeletewe need your pictures to continue to inspire - love all your photos and writings.
I'm wishing you warm thoughts to thaw your frozen fingers....
ReplyDeletewe need your pictures to continue to inspire - love all your photos and writings.
Girl, it's pretty darn nippy here, too. You are a real trooper, especially in the snow. Anything that happens early, count me out. I don't do early. However, I'm usually going to bed just before the sun comes up.
ReplyDeleteNancy;
ReplyDeleteNot only do you a great eye proven by your photos but you have an amazing way with words proven wiht this post and your tea story the other day.
Although a picture may be worth a thousand words a few words can paint many pictures. From this little bit of prose I see a deep love for a man and some ambivalence on your part about his project. Keep posting both pictures and words. :-)
Poetic, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a nice adventure, and I love this photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo!!
ReplyDeleteLovely post and images, Nancy! I am not a winter person at all, I do not like the cold or the snow. I hope you had a happy Christmas and I wish you all the best in 2013. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteQue o calor aqueça os corações! FELIZ 2013! abraços,chica
ReplyDeleteLovely - and the pic looks chilly! :-)
ReplyDeletesimply beautiful... thank you for sharing a glimpse of your morning
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd be good at checking traps...:). JP
ReplyDeleteI probably wouldn't want to tag along on those excursions!
ReplyDeleteThat pic looks cold !! Thank for sharing
ReplyDeleteI can actually feel the cold as you describe it...brrr...it did get down to the 20's here but I am sure you are laughing at that being cold ;) Thanks for sharing with Cool Clicks!!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks frigid!!
ReplyDeleteWe received almost four inches of snow last night and then this morning it turned to rain and is almost all gone. But they say, we are getting more! I think winter is finally showing up here on the East Coast.
Stay warm, my friend!
beautiful photo and words, thank you for sharing at the hop xo
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteBleak, beautiful...you trapped, er, captured the mood perfectly♫
ReplyDeleteinteresting landscape. The B&W relays the message "oh baby it's cold outside!"
ReplyDeleteThe older I get, the harder it is to withstand the cold. Good luck to your trapper.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is timeless. It could be yesterday or a hundred years ago. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the layout of your blog. Your writing is wonderful, evoking powerful imagery. Thank you for that. Wishing you and your family a great new year!
ReplyDeleteOh I bet it is cold there! We are expecting a high of 58 today and I think that is freezing...lol
ReplyDeletebrr brr brr.
ReplyDeleteour wind finally stopped. 24 degrees this morning but actually really mild and comfortable feeling!
What a gorgeous photo! I'm co-hosting this week with Katherine at Thursday Favorite Things. I hope you will stop by for a visit. Wishing you all the best in 2013.
ReplyDeleteBrrrr! I'm getting cold just reading this haha. Very well written! It's pretty chilly today here, too. I took some photos of the chickens in the snow this morning and I was frozen solid!
ReplyDeleteVery nice to find some treasures and explore the land around you. I was at DeSota yesterday.
ReplyDeleteVery nice to find some treasures and explore the land around you. I was at DeSota yesterday.
ReplyDeleteYou have my respect.
ReplyDeleteWe hunker down until we feel it's warm enough to get out!
Hope you have great luck the next time you go out. ♥
Beautifully written! You are such a trooper/trapper, Nancy! I don't do early mornings, nor go out in the cold if I don't have to.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so cold here too, and it's starting to snow again today.
Stay warm!
It does look cold. George R.R. Martin knows what he's talking about as he describes it.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this post! It brought back memories of when I was dating an outdoors man and we would go out to see how many 'criters' we could spot on country roads at night. It was always exciting to see some night creature lurking along side the road. Will never forget the night a skunk ran into the tailpipe...everything smelled for quite some time! And shooting in the cold...so difficult! Brrrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteI love the photo, although it does make me shiver...
ReplyDeleteLou
stay warm!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are always good. You have a way with the camera and composition. I really love the way you write!
ReplyDeleteA good pair of boiled fisherman's mittens would be good for those cold mornings. I just wish there was a good way to take photos AND keep hands warm. I always have to take my mittens/gloves off.
Very cold here too..... Snow very deep.
ReplyDeleteWe went out and shoveled a little bit today.... oh my aching back.
Brrrrr!!! Your description (and photo) sounds too cold for this southern gal. Wishing you much success on the trapping. Try to stay warm.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good sport Nancy...quality time comes in different forms
ReplyDeleteIt really does look cold! Brrr.
ReplyDeleteThat looks cold. I think it would be fun to tag along...call me crazy.
ReplyDeleteLove the quote and photo. Stay warm out there.
ReplyDeleteooohhhh, i am not much of a hunter!!
ReplyDeletesounds cold, looks cold!!
What a trooper you are!! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the new font too, big enough for my old eyes to read but still pretty!
You are a better woman than I. Don't think I would make a good trapping buddy!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely and romantic post!
ReplyDeleteloved reading it. but i love snow and your wintry photos!
i hope you had a happy christmas and i wish you the best in 2013!
xx
Brrr... is that your new business?? I bought a beautiful baby beaver pelt from a guy up in Havre MT to make a cover for my Bible... I still haven't made the cover, but I love the pelt!
ReplyDeleteNancy, thanks for taking me along with your 'story line' and as well 'your trap line'! I really like this new look and approach.
ReplyDeleteFrigid but beautiful in it's own way! Happy holidays!
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