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Winter

Volume 10, Issue 16; 26 Feb 2007; last modified 08 Oct 2010

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.

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

Squirrels,

and cardinals,

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 @ 08:42 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 @ 07:48 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 @ 05:03 UTC #

Bob, I live there :-)

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