The ice will be gone tomorrow.
Today’s sunshine left a kiss—a now frozen starburst within the mosaic surface of our pond.
We skated here last night, under a starry sky—gazing off to the point beyond all brightness. And savored the moments alone with our thoughts.
A speck of life in this vast darkness.
Where discussions revolve around foreign policy and health care, immigration and gun control, budget and economy.
While all that really matters—
revolves around the sun.
Come along in Red Canoe as she explores the quiet backwater of Ohio's State Parks and the scenic streams and rivers of the Midwest. Discover the beauty hidden beyond the water's edge, quietly waiting, past access points, often only inches deep!
Come browse my photography site, Nature Remains: nothing but a photograph, for full-page slide shows of my favorite images and opportunities to purchase them.
In Spring of 2008, I began the study of 2 vernal pools on my property as part of the Ohio Vernal Pool Partnership monitoring program.
My 2008 journal includes the first photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
2009 photos and findings,
2010,... again!
Now, 4 years later, another season is just days away!
Travel beyond the Midwest has taken me to some beautiful places. Usually off the beaten track, these places are WILD!
Acadia National Park
New River Nature Festival
Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks and the UP
Voyageurs National Park
(click on the text above each photo for a quick get-away)
A regularly appearing feature, "Have you seen..." takes a closer, more patient look at things usually not seen in a flattering light.
Take a look!
Each spring, as winter lessens its grip and days warm with the first fragrant breezes of a new season, we collect sap from our Sugar Maples and produce just enough syrup for ourselves for the coming year.
The progress of this year's backyard endeavor is illustrated here.
Summer 2008, the tiny jewel of the avian world, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, nested just feet from my front door. Pictures of her nest and the changing lives within are collected in this journal.
From life the size of a pea....
Cats that come to stay
(click on the text above each photo for stories in these collections)
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16 comments:
Wow, such amazing shapes!
Beautiful.
What beautiful photos Nina!
Thank you for leaving a message on my blog. No ice and snow here - 30th Jan is my Mum's birthdays and for a long as I can remember it's been one of the coldest days of the year - a few year's ago we were snowed in and no-one could get in or out of the village! But today the sun is dazzling and it's 6C. A cold snap is forecast for the weekend - and maybe snow.
Celia
Nina--what great pictures and poetry! Thank you for sharing.
Absolutely stunning - you have such a remarkable gift for finding art in nature. I wish our weather would afford such texture and a lot less wind.
Nina, the photo is lovely. It looks like a fossilized Aeinium arboreum "Swartzkopf".
There's something about being out in nature that helps us to re-align our perspectives. "All that really matters revolves around the sun" captures this realization perfectly.
Really beautiful writing, and so true, too. I love the picture!
Sorry for the above-deleted comment - something odd happened when I went to post.
You have a way with words, Nina. Your imagery of sunshine leaving a kiss and a starburst in the mosaic surface.
We often get so caught up in the details that we lose sight of what truly matters -
Oh and I also meant to say that the flowers I used in my collage were from a Mandevilla vine. When they fell off the vines, I collected them in a basket. They are really fragile though and already two of them have been damaged.
This is such a magical image, like a door to a fairy castle that only appears in winter. I love it!
what a lovely post Nina and a great photo to boot!
Diane
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Lovely post Nina. I felt I was actually there;0)
Monarch--cool, huh
Marvin--thanks!
Celia--we're forecast snow, too--stay warm
Joan--you're probably having much the same?
T.R.--yes, the wind reached to us a bit, too
Weeoing sore--it seemed so clear to me, and I felt so small and powerless to help in any way of significance--it's so frustrating at times I could scream
Sandpiper--amazing, the beauty up close, of things you'd normally walk past
Kate--The whole sun/ice connection seems so real on the pond's surface
selma--and i could see through in some places, too--it was really cool
Diane--thanks, I'm glad you're able to comment
Carolyn--isn't it fun to share images!?
wow...just beautiful, both the photo and the words.
Drowsey monkey--thanks!
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