Etude in black and white

On 5/2/05 9:16 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:


"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 5/1/05 5:15 PM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Sounds like a good day on the water, Wolf.

Any day in Joel's company is a good one.

Hope that boy can join us in September!

We may have to kidnap him.

Indeed!

I left a bit out of that last post- nice piece of prose on the TR, Wolfgang.
Funny how the addition of a just the slightest bit of color into a black and
white world can shock one. I was trudging down the path to a local pond
yesterday, on my way to see if the pan fish have woken up yet (despite
knowing they hadn't). Most of our woods are still bare of green, save the
skunk cabbage and early tree buds. Came around a corner and looked over
into the woods, spotting a wild rose with the first bright pink blossoms on
it. Stopped me dead in my tracks. The newly molted male goldfinches do the
same. Shocking color in a yet-drab background, pleasant surprises each.

Cheers!
Bill