Sunday, January 26
The pavilion did not look like it was inviting us for a picnic, but somehow a walk in the woods looked inviting to me.
It was a cold, gray, breezy afternoon.
The cold got into my bones – even though I was dressed warmly.
One bird house down.
We’ll deal with that in spring.
This is what rhododendron look like in winter.
Another perennial in its wintry finery.
Waiting for springtime.
This tree has one solitary leaf.
Our decorative grass is one of my favorite winter ornaments in the woods.
It is amazing how much wind and brutal weather its tiny, lacy leaves endure.
It appears that I forgot to bring the sand buckets inside.
I guess I won’t bother now.
This looks like a good hiding area for skunks, raccoons, and other woodsy animals.
A neighbor man took advantage of the afternoon for cross-country skiing.
I like the contrast of these seed pods against the snow.
Another reminder that winter is a time of decay and rest in the tree kingdom.
When at a recent photography class we heard about a person who gave up photography because he couldn’t find anything new to photograph.
I’m not there yet. 🙂
That person who couldn’t find anything new to photograph must be a very unhappy person. Not because nothing was left to photograph, but because he couldn’t appreciate it. Those pink buckets aren’t sand buckets anymore……they’re snow buckets. I like the ornamental grasses too. They’re so graceful.
We had a beautiful, eight inches of snow today. I took so many pictures. I told Cerwin that I can’t imagine not having a camera.
I’m rather attached to my camera, too, and feel a bit sorry for the guy who cannot see the world through new eyes each day. It never looks the same to me!
Someone recently asked me if I don’t think I miss a lot of things on trips because I take so many pictures. I said no, it’s the opposite. I think I see more than most people because I don’t want to miss a photo opportunity. 🙂
The ornamental grasses caught my eye, too. It looks as though they point in the direction the wind blows them — a good protective measure! I sometimes get a little bored with photographing the same things all the time — then I see them again, and they look new in different light, different season, different time of day, etc. How sad that anybody would give up photography for that reason!
That’s why it was time for a walk in the woods. I had been taking most of my recent photos from the save view – the inside of our house – because it has been so cold and snowy outside.