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It's tempting, on a cool or cold and cloudy winter's day, just to keep the doors closed and stay inside with a film, or music or a book.
Especially with something of a mist hanging over the ground, painting everything with that ghostly pale gray.
I usually do so. But this January, I have found myself stepping out into the countryside to gaze at the bare bones of the vegetation. As I have often noted over these past few years, I find myself seeing more than I ever did before. Finding pleasure in so many scenes that I might have passed by without a second glance in times past.
I find myself particularly fascinated by bare trees. Living expressions of fractal forms overlaid upon the monochrome background of cloud and mist, each and every one of them is entrancing in an almost spiritually involving way. No, not almost – really spiritual.Even the man-made skeletons just as this span of the Chain of Rocks Bridge seemingly take on a more meaningful appearance in such surroundings.
I am finding winter more and more delightful as I age.
You're so kind, Star! 🙂 I'm glad I can be a 'window'.
Winter landscapes are really quite beautiful, but I would be mostly content to observe them through photographs. Your photos would be right on up there, Richard.:up:
:up:Are you entering the winter photo contest My Opera is running?
I like to observe things stripped down to the essentials.
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But, I also prefer to look at them out of a window. 😀
I love seeing the bare branches of trees. Showing their skeleton and the forms are sometimes breathtaking. I love trees leafed or bare. Just think how desolate our landscape would be without any trees.
Richard as it happens the other day I did a Google image search for trees for a possible post.And all of these here are at least equal to or better than Ansel's trees. Wonderful.
Carol, I did enter a picture into the winter contest, yes. Not one of these though! Edward, as good as Ansel? I don't know what to say, but thank you. :eyes: 🙂 I'm so glad that you all, Allan, Linda and Leazz included, enjoy the beauties of winter landscapes. Even if looking out from a warm room! 😀
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CONGRATS SIR RICHARD!! Winter Photo Contest Winners :up: :hat:
Congrats! I didn't even know they had a photo contest going. BTW, maybe somebody can tell me the answer to this, but why are they announcing the winners now — winter is not nearly over. In fact it seems to me they should still be taking submissions.
Hmmm… no idea Edward 😀
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Thanks guys, and thanks especially to Leazz for letting me know I was among the honorable mentions. 🙂
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