winter landscapes
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Late Winter afternoon at four o’clock
The sun was rushing off to bed
Where pillowed clouds received it
As it sank to rest.
Five seagulls following the light
Pursued the fading glory in the west,
White arrows in the darkening sky
Following the sun.
Separate and solitary
A single bird made haste
In purposeful pursuit
Fleeing the darkness.
He soared and swooped from side to side,
Powerful, carefree flight
Until six birds vanished
In the Winter sunset.
It's winter, but without snow, just a few degrees below zero. Enough to get a bit of frost. Temporally ice art, as soon as the sun touches it, it's gone.........
Walking among snow-covered trees was magical. I was out in the forests a couple of times before all the snow melted and took a lot of photos.
HSS Edited in Topaz Studio.
After a short period of frost and snow, the temperature rises and all ice-forms start to melt. Winter is gone……. or…..?
Happy weekend!
Cover photo in the group The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No Spiders, No Snakes) and the group Covert Painters & Photoshop Artists
Below, please see the photo of the plant I used for this image. Should have been well on its way to the compost pile by now. :)
Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) is one of the earliest bulbs to bloom in spring. This plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Asia Minor and Europe, has small flowers that resemble tiny buttercups. The solitary, yellow cup-shaped flowers are surrounded by bright green bracts that look like a collar around the blossom.
Last week, on Tuesday, January 26th, I woke to a scene I've viewed before. All the tree branches were heavily coated with fresh white snow that had fallen overnight. I cannot view such a scene without thinking, "winter wonderland!" This shot was taken from my living room window with my iPad. The image has been cropped and edited.
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