You are right there is lots of beauty all around us even in winter! All of your pictures show that. :-) As I was walking on my path today I was amazed that so many trees still have leaves on them. I guess they will be there until the new leaves push them off.
I saw many like this tody Kerri, but was also lucky to see Snowdrops and one or two primrose in flower.
Hope you like this peom...
The Leaf and the Tree
When will you learn, myself, to be a dying leaf on a living tree? Budding, swelling, growing strong, Wearing green, but not for long, Drawing sustenance from air, That other leaves, and you not there, May bud, and at the autumn's call Wearing russet, ready to fall? Has not this trunk a deed to do Unguessed by small and tremulous you? Shall not these branches in the end To wisdom and the truth ascend? And the great lightning plunging by Look sidewise with a golden eye To glimpse a tree so tall and proud It sheds its leaves upon a cloud?
Here, I think, is the heart's grief: The tree, no mightier than the leaf, Makes firm its root and spreads it crown And stands; but in the end comes down. That airy top no boy could climb Is trodden in a little time By cattle on their way to drink. The fluttering thoughts a leaf can think, That hears the wind and waits its turn, Have taught it all a tree can learn. Time can make soft that iron wood. The tallest trunk that ever stood, In time, without a dream to keep, Crawls in beside the root to sleep.
Edna St Vincent Millay
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Another one I think of when out walking the woodland paths atthis time of year.
I, too, like the warm colors of the leaves in winter. Having a photoblog pushes me outside to take photos I wouldn't otherwise take, opening me up to see the beauty that is everywhere all the time.
Yes, that's what blogging will do to you. Everything looks different and I know I see detail like never before. Really wonderful closeups of the withered leaves. Very artfully done.
They made me realize that as much as I enjoy this type of subject, that I have not been photographing anything like this lately and need to devote some attention to this type of photograph.
It is beautiful when I see it through your eyes. I see winter on a bigger scale; but you are teaching me to view it smaller and it's a great experience.
I have been completely AMAZED at how much
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You are right there is lots of beauty all around us even in winter! All of your pictures show that. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs I was walking on my path today I was amazed that so many trees still have leaves on them. I guess they will be there until the new leaves push them off.
That first photo is simply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI saw many like this tody Kerri, but was also lucky to see Snowdrops and one or two primrose in flower.
ReplyDeleteHope you like this peom...
The Leaf and the Tree
When will you learn, myself, to be
a dying leaf on a living tree?
Budding, swelling, growing strong,
Wearing green, but not for long,
Drawing sustenance from air,
That other leaves, and you not there,
May bud, and at the autumn's call
Wearing russet, ready to fall?
Has not this trunk a deed to do
Unguessed by small and tremulous you?
Shall not these branches in the end
To wisdom and the truth ascend?
And the great lightning plunging by
Look sidewise with a golden eye
To glimpse a tree so tall and proud
It sheds its leaves upon a cloud?
Here, I think, is the heart's grief:
The tree, no mightier than the leaf,
Makes firm its root and spreads it crown
And stands; but in the end comes down.
That airy top no boy could climb
Is trodden in a little time
By cattle on their way to drink.
The fluttering thoughts a leaf can think,
That hears the wind and waits its turn,
Have taught it all a tree can learn.
Time can make soft that iron wood.
The tallest trunk that ever stood,
In time, without a dream to keep,
Crawls in beside the root to sleep.
Edna St Vincent Millay
............
Another one I think of when out walking the woodland paths atthis time of year.
They make very pretty pictures!
ReplyDeleteThey whisper to us about a more vibrant time...
ReplyDeleteI've been sniveling and whining about winter this year, and you've done a great job of capturing its beauty. All a matter of perspective I suppose.
ReplyDeletePoor lonely leaves.
ReplyDeletegreat close-up shot of the dried leaf. I also saw your sunset shot. love sunsets. You've got great stuff here. wanna exchange link? Will link you up:D
ReplyDeleteEven browns are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKerri you have a great eye, this is good stuff.
ReplyDeleteFunny how leaves can give us such pleasure to look at
ReplyDeleteYou ate magnificent in this - the first one with the leaf in solitary splendour for me, please!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a nice comment!
This is a beautiful series.
ReplyDeleteI've been so uninspired by the light this winter. It seems every time I have the time and opportunity to go out to shoot, the light is just awful.
...and more wonderful shots! you have such a great eye for these details!
ReplyDeleteI, too, like the warm colors of the leaves in winter. Having a photoblog pushes me outside to take photos I wouldn't otherwise take, opening me up to see the beauty that is everywhere all the time.
ReplyDeleteKerri, it would be fun to tag along with you on a hike - you do have the eye for these last bits of color in what is otherwise a bleak scene.
ReplyDeleteLove the leaves/views in these past two posts. Very nice.
ReplyDeletelovely Kerri, I agree Tom's Poem is great
ReplyDeletethis is a fine group of shots!
ReplyDeletethis is a fine group of shots!
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what blogging will do to you. Everything looks different and I know I see detail like never before.
ReplyDeleteReally wonderful closeups of the withered leaves. Very artfully done.
I like these photographs a lot.
ReplyDeleteThey made me realize that as much as I enjoy this type of subject, that I have not been photographing anything like this lately and need to devote some attention to this type of photograph.
Keep up the good work!
It is beautiful when I see it through your eyes. I see winter on a bigger scale; but you are teaching me to view it smaller and it's a great experience.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful leaves. I especially like the one on top.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Kerri.
ReplyDeleteWinter truly can be beautiful and I'm glad you're showing us that beauty.
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