Tag Archives: winter

14th December 2013 – weeping tree

Golden tresses wave in the pale sunlight. Fire colours flicker – red, yellow, orange. Leaves slowly burning, their tiny flames fanned by the bitter winter wind.

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1st December 2013 – blankets

Old and unwanted, they take on a new life. Wrapped around a family of worms, to keep their home warm for the winter. One woman’s trash is their gold.

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30th November 2013 – November

Autumn colours burst like fireworks against the pale blue sky. Winter sunlight casts its watery glow across her frozen landscape. She bows out with a spectacular show.

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25th November 2013 – tree

It stretches out its branches against the frosty winter sky. At the end of each, there hangs a bundle of dropping leaves; dry-brown tears mourning the end of Autumn.

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10th November 2013 – glider

Flying low over the common, its red nose and wing tips flash in the sunshine. Its sharp silhouette cuts through the pale blue of the winter sky, bright white and beautiful.

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9th November 2013 – fence

Damp with dew in the early morning sun. As it warms, steam begins to rise. A cold fire burning as the day dawns clear.

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19th October 2013 – duvet

Its cloud-like billows cocoon the bed. A crimson flower pattern bursts across its white surface. A perpetual summer covering this winter warmer.

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11th September 2013 – sky

It begins to darken from the horizon, like a thick, black quilt. Wispy clouds graze it with flaming orange-pink scratches. Trees are silhouetted against its fading brightness. The early autumn dusk has come to soon, a beautiful reminder that winter … Continue reading

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20th May 2013 – robin

He hops unexpectedly into my path, his dulling, Christmas-red breast catching my eye. In his beak is a small insect, his next contribution to his growing brood. Winter is over and Summer is here.

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18th March 2013 – lambs

A new, bright white against the grey dregs of winter. They stand by their mothers, whose coats seem dirty, yellowing beside the freshness of their offspring. They remind me that Spring is on its way. Battling against the wind and … Continue reading

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