Tonight at sunset walking on the snowy road,
my shoes crunching on the frozen gravel, first
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
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Beautiful photos! The lighting and the thoughts are wonderful. Makes me want to walk along that snowy road with you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanne - the road by the field makes a beautiful tour with a view!
DeleteOh my goodness! This light is so gorgeous, like wow. Love the warm glow :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Yolanda - I arrived just as the sunlight was turning from the purple to orange, the light was really beautiful!
DeleteBeautiful photos. I really love the berries!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah - I wonder what the berries are called ... the birds have been eating some of them during the winter :)
DeleteYes, delicious pictures with an exquisite light, I'm in love with these delicious colors. Magnificent sky. Pure visual poetry.
ReplyDeleteThank you Leovi! The open view allowed me to capture the colorpalette in the sky - I just sharpened the close up (3rd pic) a bit.
DeleteThese 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.
ReplyDeleteThank 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.
DeleteThese are beautiful and amazing captures...love the pinks in the sky shots!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy - The colors of the sky reflecting on the snow was quite a view!
DeleteBeautiful photos!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie!
DeleteSuch beautiful images and your choice of words to go with them is just perfect. Thank you so much for sharing these :)
ReplyDeleteThanks 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...
DeleteWow, beautiful sunset colors on the snow
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
DeleteFlotte, vinterlige bilder!
ReplyDeleteHerlig å se selv om vi nå er inne i vårmånedene...
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.
DeleteStunning photos! The sunset image takes my breath away...and your words are so very uplifting. Lovely all around!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherri!
DeleteGosh, you caught so many colors and shades in this series of shots! Impressive.
ReplyDeleteThank you Betty!
DeleteWhat an extraordinary post...beautiful in every way! :) The photos are breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debra!
DeleteThese are wonderful images of winter landscapes and dramatic sunsets! I love the snowflakes captured in the warm glow of the sunset.
ReplyDeleteThank you Charlene!
DeleteEach one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy!
DeleteHow magical! The 3rd picture is my favorite.
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