Thursday, March 06, 2008

Still standing in the shadow of winter

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

The sun is out so strongly this morning. The shadows it’s casting are so intense, so black, you would swear someone had been spray painting on my lawn and driveway. A week ago it was still mostly covered with snow. We had such drenching rain yesterday along with warmer temperatures that it all washed away.

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

I think Winter is slowly losing whatever grip it had. It never did have a very firm hold this year, always vacillating back and forth. Snow. Rain. Snow. Rain. Warm. Cold. Warm. Cold. If it’s not going to really be winter it might as well be spring. This side of winter is always so drab and dull. Normally I am a winter person but I find myself longing for sweet bird song (which has already begun), lush green grass, and the warm sun on my face.

We turn our clocks forward this weekend, so maybe that will put a jump start on the new season. I’m ready. I am tired of standing in the shadow of winter. Bring it on!

Lynne Robinson, Hewitt, New Jersey

Comments:

Oh, Lynne, those are beautiful photographs! You and Reya, I declare…

Thank you Jane! That is high praise indeed!

This post makes me think of growing up and playing shadow tag. The mornings during Fall and Spring were always best, it must have been that the light was just right during that time of day.

Hopefully Spring is on its way…the birds certainly have seemed happy lately, maybe that’s a good sign.

Any day now spring will pop. The cherries are starting to bloom on Capitol Hill. The angle of the sun has shifted dramatically. It’s coming!!

wonderful shadows

Beautiful! I really like the gate shadow.

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