There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you….
In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other;
only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.
Ruth Stout
Winter is not my favourite season by any means, yet I am still finding treasures when I look for them.
Her colours are fading but you can still see the beauty it once was and I love it, for the way she still stands alone
Bowing their heads under the pressure of the rain drops, they look like I feel
Waiting for Spring knowing it is coming and wondering when, how long
till the warm breath of the sun will revive their soul
Then I keep going, this is what I see and I feel love
The fog turns everything I see into a soft dream
The truth of the matter is, I am learning to love Winter
How about you dear friend?
Your photography captures the essence of winter…when it is at it’s “worst” — bleak, dull, grey and “lifeless”. And yet within that, it is possible to still see beauty and hope (a tiny bit of colour in the first one, that small leaf or pod) and as you said in the last one about the fog — it turns everything into a soft dream. That in itself is beauty. As for me, there are parts of winter I am learning to appreciate…”love” may still take some time!
One baby step at a time Sherry and I know it is a bit hard. Appreciating Winter is the beginning and it will surely lead to enjoy more of this season so hard to love
amazing photo absolutly love the writing “Her colours are fading but you can still see the beauty it once was and I love it, for the way she still stands alone” Sounds like me one day….
Lien
I am so glad to see you here Lien
Wow, what a beautiful post. Your photos are beautiful, and the opening quote is perfect. Your winter looks serious. Our winters are more crisp clear skies and frosty mornings; but I still identify with the concept of winter. i always laugh and say I hibernate in winter. I stay at home more, say no to everything and just rest. If my winter was like your winter, it would be the same but more
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I have this theory that I should have been a bear and disappear from end of November till beginning of March…
Yet looking at the photographs I can take i am glad I am not hibernating
I love all your winter images. Fog does play wonderfully with the landscape and you captured it perfectly!
Fog is playing really nice with me this year
ah love the fog in that third picture…makes it so mysterious….winter just gives everything a little bit of magic…you should have been a bear….ha…
I promise you hibernating would agree with my whole being…I might be the first human to give it a try one day
I am learning to love your photographs of winter. I think I will miss winter when it is over because I will miss the tender subtleties caught by your appreciative eye. {{{Hugs}}} Kozo
I am finding the same things exactly Kozo. With Winter, it’s all in subtleties, soft reliefs and shadows…nothing fancy, yet very endearing somehow…I am only starting to discover this now and I am so excited about it
Hugs back to you too Kozo
Just like if .. was looking through my window – hate it … truly hate it. Give me real soft and cold winter. Your top photo is so beautiful.
I am glad you love it Viveka it speaks so much to me too
Ah such hauntingly beautiful imagery and words of winter. I waffle between loving it, and caving in to my longing for spring! Thank you for this sweet post, reminding me to love this cold frosty day and the happy birds that flock to my bird feeders.
Hugs, Gina
Birds in bird feeders that has to brighten your Winter Gina
Beautiful pictures! For me, I am loving winter, now that I live in Sunny Florida! LOL Not a fan of the cold…
I guess I’d love Winter more if I was living in Florida