Although the official starting date for winter is a few weeks away, I've noticed that the annual winter "lighting" has arrived. The sun is now lower in the sky at all times, hardly illuminating the backyard clothes line in the afternoon. Without leaves on the trees, more light reaches into the thickets and without the filtering of the tree canopy, shadows are harsher. Trees around Pink Gardens' yard were full of this winter light, yesterday. These stormy skies blew over without a drop of rain or wind, but I appreciated their depth of coloring and texture for these photos.
This huge Sycamore tree's whitish bark gleams in the afternoon sun, perfectly silhouetted in front of the gloomy skies.
A closer view of the top photo. The trees in the background were brightly lit at the same time the tree in front was shaded by the clouds.
A longer view of the Sycamore tree, above. It's the tallest tree in the yard, by far.
For some reason these remind me of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow -
ReplyDelete"It was, as I have said, a fine autumnal day; the sky was clear and serene, and nature wore that rich and golden livery which we always associate with the idea of abundance. The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the tenderer kind had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant dyes of orange, purple, and scarlet."
- Washington Irving, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Wonderful photo, it really feels like I am there. I can hear the air rushing throw each branch!
ReplyDeleteThanks, friends! Even when I can't really leave the yard, I try to find something artistic within my grasp.
ReplyDeleteYOUR YARD CAN TELL MANY TALES
ReplyDeleteOF LOVE. IF WE ALL LOVED WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US IN NATURE WE'D NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE OUR OWN BACK YARD. I LOVE SITTING HERE LOOKING OUT INTO THE YARD DAYLY ENJOYING THE BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES,SQUIRRELS THAT RUN AND PLAY ON THE FENCE THAT BORDERS OUR BACKYARD, A RABBIT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THE STRAY CAT THAT'S A WANDERER BECAUSE HE HOMELESS. ALSO THE LIZARDS THAT SEEK AROUND THE BUSHES AND GRASS AND SOMETIMES GETS INTO THE PORCH THROUGH A HOLE IN THE SCREEN. I HAVE TO ADMIT I EVEN MISS THE FIVE FOOT BLACK SNAKE THAT MY NEIGHBOR KILLED THIS PAST SUMMER. IT GOT INSIDE HER HOUSE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING IN THEIR POOL. I WAS AFRAID OF THE DARN THING BUT IT WAS ONE OF GODS' CREATURE AND DESERVED TO LIVE BUT IF HE GOT INTO MY HOUSE I DON'T KNOW, IT WOULD BE A FACEOFF. I WAS ALWAY AFRAID THAT MY JOEY WOULD GET BIT.I'VE ALSO SEEN OTHER SMALL TYPE ANIMALS AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.SO YOU SEE I COULD ALSO TAKE PICTURES OF ALL KINDS OF BEAUTY.LIKE I'VE SAID BEFORE, I'VE LEARNED TO LOOK AT THE OUTDOORS SO DIFFERANT SINCE COMING TO CASEYS' BLOG. THANKS AGAIN CASEY FOR SHARING YOUR LOVE OF THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. REALLY THAT'S ALL THAT'S ALL THAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE. WHEN I LOOK UP TO THE SKY I I SEE GOD.
HUGS GRANNY
"And the church said amen and the choir sang ♪♪ hallelujah ♬
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