Change~
These last few weeks of morning frost have transformed the landscape, shades of orange red and yellow illuminate the forest. A ring of ice along the clear streams announces winter is not far off. The bugle of a bull elk echoes through the clear mountain air as a V of Canada geese slides gracefully through a blue cloudless sky.
Squirrels busy themselves with collecting enough cones to fend off starvation through the long cold of winter months. Whitetail deer shed their red summer coats and don the warmer grey winter hair. This time or year is truly magical. Nature slowly dies off and prepares for a long rest before beginning anew all over again next spring. The tawny coat of the doe in this picture reminds us of summers warmer days, while the turning leaves and her new grey guard-hairs remind us that change is imminent.
The world is always moving. Nature is busy with the simplicity of a turning leaf, a frozen stream edge, or the ritual of a rutting bull deep in the wilderness. As the doe slips silently through the undergrowth, I close my eyes and listen to nature’s soft voice. Quietly she sings an ancient song of constant change, and through understanding I hear all she wishes to share!
~Hawk
Hi Stacey,
What a beauty. I’m really impressed by the light and the very nice warm colors from this picture… As well as the way you composed it, it is original and really nice. Well done.
You and Hawk make a good team. Your photography and his writings. Beautiful!
Winter is leaving here in the northeast~ it’s leaving, but not willingly…
Today was 40° ~ but they’re talking storm again on Thursday~
Snow is melting off into the streams and they are flowing freely~
The photos and the writing is always worth my visits.
take care,
Maria
Thank you Jody!
They are calling for rain/snow here by the weekend too, but I can really feel spring in the air.. it is coming.. in it’s own time.. but it will be here soon