24 January 2022

On the Ice

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts
  
The paths and ponds are frozen...
 I feel the cold in my fingers, the gloves not doing much... 
  
 And in the midst of this biting surge,
    a pair of Mallards,
  their bright orange legs infused in warmth...  

Ipswich River: ... I feel the cold in my fingers, the gloves not doing much...

Ipswich River: ... stepping...

Ipswich River: ... these bright orange legs...

Ipswich River: ... infused in warmth...

Ipswich River: ... while she takes the last minute swim...

Ipswich River: ... about these gloves, should be thicker...


15 January 2022

... and Then the Snow...

Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  
One of those mornings when I awake in white and smile...  

Fresh Pond: ... snow comes...

Fresh Pond: ... and changes the reality...

Fresh Pond: ... in a princely manner...

Fresh Pond: ... where each step counts...

Fresh Pond: ... for a moment...

Fresh Pond: ... and the trees are actors...

Fresh Pond: ... in this ephemeral playhouse...

Fresh Pond: ... of the living...

Fresh Pond: ... with the smile...

Fresh Pond: ... through snow dust...

Fresh Pond: ... of this charming world...


11 January 2022

Artful Winter

Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts
  
Cold, crisp and moist, the low Sun...
 She comes with her toolbox
     and makes subtle forms burst to life while in sleep...  

Flat Rock: ... drooping leaves...

Flat Rock: ... frozen moisture...

Flat Rock: ... in crystalline sculptures...

Flat Rock: ... and flowing blankets...

Flat Rock: ... collage...

Flat Rock: ... stories...

Flat Rock: ... high-up in the low sun...

Flat Rock: ... or down here...

Flat Rock: ... along the path...

Flat Rock: ... into the sunny winter...

Flat Rock: ... with low-light reflecting...

Flat Rock: ... sparkling...

Flat Rock: ... and circling...

Flat Rock: ... around...