Dear Santa, Bring Your Umbrella

 

"December's wintry breath is already

 clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory... "

~John Geddes 

A Familiar Rain

Winter, where I live, is beginning with a fierce statement! It's going to rain for the next 10 days or so, as another atmospheric river makes landfall! Christmas eve, and Christmas day should be especially brutal! This should be an interesting week!

Winter Art

 

“Sometimes one is stuck helplessly between autumn and winter:

 One does not want autumn to end,

 but one does not want to miss the beauties of winter either.” 

 
~Mehmet Murat ildan 

 

This photo was taken earlier this year, in winter, I think some time in late January or early February. It kinda looks like a barn, or perhaps studio flats, long forgotten, yet still barely standing on a farm on Woodbridge road. All the water you see is the result of one of the Atmospheric rivers that hit the state of California early in 2023. The devastating rain made rivers out of farm roads, and made it possible to see hundreds of swan swimming about. I took the photo of the swans and the Great Egret on the same day as this shack, it was just stunning. I am not sure if the shack/barn still stands, I hope to check soon, and if it does I will post an update. Or maybe I will just post something new from Woodbridge road. You know how it is, you go in search of a specific thing, and usually see so much more than you plan for. Photography is never dull!

 

Autumn Leaf Of The Day #16

 

“Each leaf tells us a story. The story of its struggle.

 The story of the storms that it faces in life.”
~Avijeet Das

 

  Why the Silhouette?

 

Atmospheric rivers. Droughts that last for decades. The avian flu that just ripped through the bird populations. The hottest temperatures on record keep breaking the records year after year. And this year, a monsoon struck southern Nevada, causing flooding and power outages throughout the city. The Earth is unhappy, and it can be seen in the amount of dead trees I am seeing everywhere. We had a really wet year, but water alone won't fix the damage humans have allowed to happen. Climate Change is real. Full stop!