Fields
Of frost
Crunch under
Our cold, webbed feet
As we nuzzle plants
To find their juicy roots.
Icy air drives us to eat
From dawn to dusk to keep our heat.
Memories of balmy spring breezes
Help us survive the harsh winter freezes.
Frosty Food
wordsfromanneli 
January 31, 2026 at 12:26 am
That’s a nice photo of all of them in the field. So true, the pickings are becoming very slim for them.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:58 am
Spring will make everyone happy this year.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:41 am
Are those birds geese, the white and dark ones? Are the brown ones Canada geese? Nice picture!
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January 31, 2026 at 10:57 am
The brown ones are Canada geese and the white birds are trumpeter swans.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:05 am
Your poem is so true, they try to survive through wintertime, with minimum food. I just can’t understand how the tiny birds survive here.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:34 am
I know what you mean. I have those same thoughts. I try to help by feeding the birds through the winter, but it’s only the tiniest bit of help. I suppose winter helps to ensure survival only of the fittest, making the surviving future breeders stronger, but it’s such a harsh lesson, and we humans have long ago become compassionate enough to help the weak. It makes the winter kills all the more heartbreaking.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:04 pm
That is the same what I have been thinking. The weakest, sick and old, ones die, it is really heartbreaking. The cold, freezing cold has no end in a weather forecast, so we try our best to feed birds, and every animal passing by.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:37 am
Winter in most climates is hard on all wildlife. On our walk yesterday, everything was under deep snow or covered in ice. Like us, I am sure they are longing for spring. Happy Saturday Anneli. Allan
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January 31, 2026 at 10:30 am
This is why I feel so sad when I see snow. It’s beautiful to look at but it’s so deadly for many animals and birds.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:23 am
Is that a group of both snow and Canada geese? I think so, but I see them so rarely I’m not sure.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:29 am
In this photo there are Canada geese and trumpeter swans, but we do see snow geese sometimes. They are white with black wingtips and have pink legs while the trumpeters have black legs.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:47 am
It does make me wonder how they stay warm. Feathers aren’t all that insulating, are they?
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January 31, 2026 at 10:25 am
I suppose the feathers are meant to shed some of the rain, but the down underneath them is what helps keep them warm. Still….
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January 31, 2026 at 7:43 am
Daffy ducks dig delicious dinner.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:23 am
Don’t deny desiring doughnuts.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:24 pm
Delicious desserts derail diets. 😄
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January 31, 2026 at 1:46 pm
Doubtlessly dangerous dabbling. Don’t do dat!
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January 31, 2026 at 7:31 pm
Wowza!
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January 31, 2026 at 10:07 am
Your verse describes so well the harsh conditions birds face at this time of year.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:24 am
Our wind and rain storm the other day had me feeling really sorry for any little creature that had to live outside.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:13 am
I never thought of swans, thanks for telling me.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:17 am
They look a bit like snow geese at first glance.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:44 am
Brrr!
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February 13, 2026 at 8:32 am
Isn’t there a prophecy about Swans and Geese mixing…wait, never mind, that is Dogs and Cats hehehe.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:41 am
What a horror that would be.
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