Thaw

'Thaw'
"Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed
The speculating rooks at their nests cawed
And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flowers of grass,
What we below could not see, Winter pass."
(Edward Thomas, 'Thaw', complete poem, 1916
Painting John Nash, 'Winter Scene', 1920) pic.twitter.com/3xCe9VDpCE

— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) January 23, 2018