(Albert Camus)
When Winter arrived here in the upper hemisphere last month, my already rather inside-out world had become firmly entrenched upside-down. I was forced to admit my Muse had departed, and my so-loved daily photo sessions no longer had either the time or inspiration to continue.
But of course life goes on, and as the dead of winter holds us fast in its grip, those little sparks have begun to appear again like fireflies on a dark moonless night. And so I now return, as best as I am able, to my photography and this little community filled with visions at which one can only marvel and wonder.
January 31st: The short snowfall began to melt in earnest in the sunshine midday today and drew attention to my old wrought iron railing.
A little surprise was my other choice:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#126763719
A little surprise was my other choice:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#126763719
January 29th: It's been a grey, uninspiring few days, but I found the icy bricks were again rather amusing.
January 25th: A bitter cold day started out with some brilliant sunshine, exaggerating the bits of ice still clinging here and there.
My other choice for today, going from the simple to the complex, is here: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#125468758
( Happy Birthday, Mike! )
My other choice for today, going from the simple to the complex, is here: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#125468758
( Happy Birthday, Mike! )
January 24th: As night falls, one realizes how many little things have piled up over the course of the day.
January 23rd: The Inca Gold "cuke-asaurus".
Yeah, right.
It has a real name but I can't think of it at the moment. A nifty-looking little fruit, no matter what it's called!
Yeah, right.
It has a real name but I can't think of it at the moment. A nifty-looking little fruit, no matter what it's called!
January 22nd: This is my choice for today's daily. I liked the individual snowflakes peeping out at the top, as well as the crystalline, primitive feel of this isolated bit of weed.
My boyfriend's choice was this one: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#124812858
And here are some bonuses: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/2086131/22/124813714#124813714
My boyfriend's choice was this one: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500#124812858
And here are some bonuses: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/2086131/22/124813714#124813714
January 20th: "All in all, it's just another brick in the wall...."
A close-up of the view from my kitchen window first thing this morning. I liked the gloss and texture created by the water that overran the gutters, saturated the brick, then froze.
A close-up of the view from my kitchen window first thing this morning. I liked the gloss and texture created by the water that overran the gutters, saturated the brick, then froze.
January 19th: What was once a beautiful red rose, born only to frustrate the bejesus out of my photography skills, is now a shadow of its former glory.
I couldn't resist the remnants of ice in the brief spates of sunshine: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500
I couldn't resist the remnants of ice in the brief spates of sunshine: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500
January 18th: The ice continues to melt, but there remain some nifty wee designs.
Daily alternate is here: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/2086131/1/124010634
Daily alternate is here: http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/2086131/1/124010634
January 17th: A mostly sunny day today, but the temperature is still frigid so most of the ice coating remains on just about everything except the roads.
The sun did create some melting, which in small places creates an almost eery, otherworldly effect.
Today's alternate is here:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1805612/1/123849067
And some bonuses are:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500
The sun did create some melting, which in small places creates an almost eery, otherworldly effect.
Today's alternate is here:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1805612/1/123849067
And some bonuses are:
http://sciurusniger.smugmug.com/gallery/1925500
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