Photographs of winter.

Many of the phenomena of winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king described as a rude and boisterous tyrant; but with the gentleness of a lover he adorns the tresses of Summer.

— Henry David Thoreau

Of late, I find I've been publishing photographs on Flickr without taking the time to write essays about them or publish them here.

On the occasion of a beautiful New England snowfall, here's a step back to the former style. Winter: in bits.

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Winter forest

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Winter grays

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Winter forest

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Winter landscape

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Winter brambles

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Winter berries

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Plowed snow

Well, there used to be some trap rock on the driveway.

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Squirrel

Squirrels,

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Cardinal

and cardinals,

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Robin

and…robins? Oh, my!

Comments:

So this new camera only works in the cold then! Shouldn't buy cheap ones Norm :-)

Haven't seen snow like that since .... 78!

Posted by Dave Pawson on 26 Feb 2007 @ 08:42pm UTC #

Don't laugh, but I'm sitting here in my office in sunny San Diego, planning my afternnon (golf or mayby lunch in the park) .. and your photos are making me really HOMESICK for NY and Vermont .. I miss the snow .. I miss it so much I'd even PAY someone to let me shovel their driveway .. thanks for the "cool" images .. made my day :)

Posted by Rigby on 01 Mar 2007 @ 07:48pm UTC #

Might I ask why you were in Belchertown? In 1970 I met a photographer who lived there. I have two kids at UMass Amherst.

Posted by Bob Hall on 06 Mar 2007 @ 05:03pm UTC #

Bob, I live there :-)

Posted by Norman Walsh on 06 Mar 2007 @ 05:16pm UTC #
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