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its infringement or benefit for their planned activities. I suppose this is only natural. We are a self-absorbed branch of the animal kingdom.
Just as the ice storm helped rid trees of useless twigs and limbs, a heavy ground covering of snow is enormously beneficial. Slowly melting snow is the most effective way of replenishing the water table. Here in the Virginia Piedmont, this is sorely needed after the months-long drought we have experienced.
The point I am trying to make is that nature invariably balances itself out in a way that benefits all life if we have the patience and insight to -p^rrgiyp and wait for it.
BQtnrioiis for their impatience. We want results quickly.
I will be the first to admit that as ice began forming on that cold evening in January, I began__ta-fchink 0f the limb lcumberedpOwer^ lifieTeadlrig into this house. When the wind picked up and rattled the ice-covered branches, I felt tension and worry.
Would we lose power and find ourselves in a cold, dark house with only fireplaces as a source of heat? I searched for and found a functioning flashlight and placed it on my night table. I would be prepared.
The next morning, when the sun sent flickering flames of cold white fire into the air, I began to reconsider. How would the birds view this ice storm? I had my answer when I saw the little sparrows dart into the dense brush pile in the side yard.
John Trott, the Virginia naturalist, may be written to at: P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va, 22747.
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