Saturday 2 March 2013

Sunset in Winter & Share the LOVE - Blog Hop


Tonight at sunset walking on the snowy road,
my shoes crunching on the frozen gravel, first


through the woods, then out into the open fields
past a couple of trailers and some pickup trucks, I stop
 

and look at the sky. Suddenly: orange, red, pink, blue,
green, purple, yellow, gray, all at once and everywhere.


I pause in this moment at the beginning of my old age
and I say a prayer of gratitude for getting to this evening
 


a prayer for being here, today, now, alive
in this life, in this evening, under this sky.


Winter: Tonight: Sunset by David Budbill


Linking to

Nurture Photography - Winter 2013 Photo Challenge



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31 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos! The lighting and the thoughts are wonderful. Makes me want to walk along that snowy road with you!

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    1. Thank you Jeanne - the road by the field makes a beautiful tour with a view!

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  2. Oh my goodness! This light is so gorgeous, like wow. Love the warm glow :)

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    1. Thanks Yolanda - I arrived just as the sunlight was turning from the purple to orange, the light was really beautiful!

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  3. Beautiful photos. I really love the berries!

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    1. Thank you Sarah - I wonder what the berries are called ... the birds have been eating some of them during the winter :)

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  4. Yes, delicious pictures with an exquisite light, I'm in love with these delicious colors. Magnificent sky. Pure visual poetry.

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    1. Thank you Leovi! The open view allowed me to capture the colorpalette in the sky - I just sharpened the close up (3rd pic) a bit.

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  5. These photos are awsome, love the red berries. The Sunset en magnificent Sky are just breath-taking. I wish I could take such beautiful Sunset photos, but my skills are insufficient :( So I will practice more.

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    1. Thank you Barbara! I was lucky to be at the right place in the right time, to capture the beautiful scenere ... I have a Canon Ixus Point and Shoot, so I cannot really adjust any settings - but I lowered the camera to the level of the snow to get a perspective, focusing to the small leaves, and filling the rest of the "canvas" with the sunset.

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  6. These are beautiful and amazing captures...love the pinks in the sky shots!

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    1. Thanks Nancy - The colors of the sky reflecting on the snow was quite a view!

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  7. Such beautiful images and your choice of words to go with them is just perfect. Thank you so much for sharing these :)

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    1. Thanks Michele, I could relate to the poem very well ... going for a walk and wittnessing the beauty of the nature, as I arrived to the open place, seing the sun setting down ... a sense of gratefulness coming over me...

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  8. Wow, beautiful sunset colors on the snow

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    1. Thanks Kathy, I was also amazed as I entered to the path, and the the pink universe opened before me ... the snow reflecting the colors of the sky.

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  9. Flotte, vinterlige bilder!
    Herlig å se selv om vi nå er inne i vårmånedene...

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    1. Tak Hans - denne post er den del af Winter Nurture Photography, så disse billeder er de sidste winterbilleder på bloggen - de er taget et par måneder siden. Der er stadig lidt sne hist og pist - is på søerne er ved at smelte, og foråret er på vej.

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  10. Stunning photos! The sunset image takes my breath away...and your words are so very uplifting. Lovely all around!

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  11. Gosh, you caught so many colors and shades in this series of shots! Impressive.

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  12. What an extraordinary post...beautiful in every way! :) The photos are breathtaking!

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  13. These are wonderful images of winter landscapes and dramatic sunsets! I love the snowflakes captured in the warm glow of the sunset.

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  14. How magical! The 3rd picture is my favorite.

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