1209_2105 Aspen Leaf
Last shot in the current series - here I see a face at the upper right, so in a sense the leaf is looking back at me. Which is essentially what St. Francis of Assisi says in his famous quote, "What we are looking for is what is looking." (When a quote trickles down to us after something like 800 years, I tend to view it as mostly symbolic - which doesn't matter if it's a good thought.)
Tomorrow it's back to a winter world. This morning, -33°C. Sun's shining, but it's a cold light by the time it gets through to us. No activity on the streets. Ranchers don't get a day off; their animals still have to be fed. Photographers can just hunker down and wait for things to warm up a little...
Photographed in Jasper National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2012 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1209_2105 Aspen Leaf
Last shot in the current series - here I see a face at the upper right, so in a sense the leaf is looking back at me. Which is essentially what St. Francis of Assisi says in his famous quote, "What we are looking for is what is looking." (When a quote trickles down to us after something like 800 years, I tend to view it as mostly symbolic - which doesn't matter if it's a good thought.)
Tomorrow it's back to a winter world. This morning, -33°C. Sun's shining, but it's a cold light by the time it gets through to us. No activity on the streets. Ranchers don't get a day off; their animals still have to be fed. Photographers can just hunker down and wait for things to warm up a little...
Photographed in Jasper National Park, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2012 James R. Page - all rights reserved.