"Though has established all the boundaries of the earth, Thou has made summer and winter."

Psalms 74:17

During the winter months the rains continue, greening up the countryside and awakening dormant plants which bear witness to the beautry of the return of life's growing season.  Decidous trees shed their leaves, and maturing berries lend their special glory.  Features of this window are:
 

• Mushrooms
• Hare (Deuteronomy 14:7)
• Rose (Narciusus) (Isaiah 35: 1,2)
• Lion (II Samuel 23:20)
• Box Tree (Isaiah 41:19)
• Arbutus
• Mastic Tree (Susanna 51, 54) First King James version book of Daniel
• Ivy (Hedra) (II Maccabes 6:6,7 Apocrypha)
• Turpentine (Teil) Tree (Ecclesiasticus 24:16 Apocrypha)
• Lillies (Anemones) Luke 12:27)
• Dove's Dung/Star of Bethlehem (II Kings 6:25)
• Fir (Aleppo Pine) (Isaiah 60:13,14)
• Cedar of Lebanon (Ezekiel 31: 3,5)
• Algum Tree (II Chronicles 2:8)
• Owl (Psalms 102:6)
• Lambs (John 10:3)
• Palm (Psalms 92:12)