Winter can be a remarkable painter and engraver too. January's frigid temperatures merging with just the right amount of moisture and 'surface texture' . . . I would not dare refer to smudged glass here . . . often creates crystalline forms on our simple farmhouse windowpanes, inspiring joy and awe for winter's icy mysteries. When outdoor degrees dip into the teens, single digits and minuses, these 'fern frost' etchings are more likely to be viewed from within a warm but not overly … [Read more...] about More Wintry Wonders: Fern Frost
More Wintry Wonders: Fern Frost
Winter can be a remarkable painter and engraver too. January's frigid temperatures merging with just the right amount of moisture and 'surface texture' . . . I would not dare refer to smudged glass here . . . often creates crystalline forms on our simple farmhouse windowpanes, inspiring joy and awe for winter's icy mysteries. When outdoor degrees dip into the teens, single digits and minuses, these 'fern frost' etchings are more likely to be viewed from within a warm but not overly warm … [Read more...] about More Wintry Wonders: Fern Frost
Gazing Into A Wintry Landscape of Wonder
Though the wintry landscape palette is not as colorful as other seasons, the raw sky does spread out a bright cloth with vivid rose and lavender hues each early morning and just before night. Winter's beauty can be mesmerizing, though wind chills of -13 F do challenge the spirit. Somehow we all adapt. We are all creatures of habit. Late afternoons and early mornings, I often find our resident Red-tailed Hawk perching on the same branch, in more or less exactly the same … [Read more...] about Gazing Into A Wintry Landscape of Wonder
Gazing Into A Wintry Landscape of Wonder
Though the wintry landscape palette is not as colorful as other seasons, the raw sky does spread out a bright cloth with vivid rose and lavender hues each early morning and just before night.Winter's beauty can be mesmerizing, though wind chills of -13 F do challenge the spirit.Somehow we all adapt.We are all creatures of habit. Late afternoons and early mornings, I often find our resident Red-tailed Hawk perching on the same branch, in more or less exactly the … [Read more...] about Gazing Into A Wintry Landscape of Wonder
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ~ Three Years Blog Anniversary
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Papilio glaucus in threes flitting above and about Miss Canada Lilac this past June. It seems most appropriate to mark my third blog anniversary with these endearing creatures. For years I had tried to capture Tiger Swallowtails flitting about in groups . . . and finally, after waiting in just the right place, for just the right amount of time ~ voila! If you are lucky, you might find the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillars munching on the leaves of … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ~ Three Years Blog Anniversary
