This is my favourite dead tree. Possibly an elm. The spiral lines on the trunk draw your eye ever upward.

Once again I was struck by the gilding of the edge of each twig, dried leaf and frozen berry due to the low angle of the Manitoba winter sun.

This was a few days ago. With some mild days, the snow has diminished. We are waiting for more snow, that protector of delicate dormant life.

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