I was so happy to see a beautiful sunrise this
morning instead of the usual gray sky.
I shot the first 3 pictures from my front yard,
but I had to leave for work so I shot the last
one of the barn as I was headed down the road.
Just before sunrise,
the world
is hushed and still
as I stand in awe
of the beauty
that God has set
before me….
Yesterday, when I got out of work, the first thing I noticed
when I walked out the door was the awesome clouds that
filled the sky, so I got a few shots while I waited for the
truck to warm up. It’s a good thing I got pictures when I
did because by the time I got to a better spot, the clouds
didn’t look like this anymore. I was hoping they would stay
this way till sunset, but they didn’t and we had a gray,
dull sunset instead.
Just after moonrise
I took quite a few shots of the eclipse and this is the only
one that turned out OK. It was a beautiful sight, but sadly,
this picture just doesn’t do it justice.
I went out at about 7:30 tonight before the
eclipse and took a few long exposure shots of
my moonlit snowshoe trail in the woods.
MOONLIT PATH
Try too reach and touch the stars.
Imagine them sifting through your fingers
As in a deep, silent pool.
The full moon above
Shines down coldly upon us
And colors the earth in shades
Of blue, black and gray.
A slight breeze stirs the air,
Carrying sounds from far away.
A dog barks in the distance,
A train rolls through town
On a late night run to somewhere.
Light, wispy clouds pass by from the north,
And briefly cover the moon like a veil,
Before they drift away.
The breeze softly rustles
The dry cornstalks left in the field.
This peaceful night;
This beautiful, peaceful night.
All alone, you and I,
In this world of blue and gray,
Walking the snowy, moonlit path,
Gazing up to the heavens,
Hoping to someday touch the stars.
Well, all the snow we’ve gotten just recently certainly has
added a degree of difficulty to snowshoeing. That’s fine by
me though, cuz that’s what it’s all about. The deeper the
snow, the better. I just wish it would last longer, like
maybe till about May. I could do without the bitter cold,
but I’ll take all the snow I can get. Besides, we need it very
badly here, because our lakes and rivers were very low this
past year. We had a very dry summer and a pitifully small
amount of snow last winter, so needless to say, we’ve got
some catching up to do.
My dog goes “cuckoo for coco-puffs” in the snow, in fact he
seems to think it snows just for him, but he’s having a harder
time too, with the deeper snow. He starts out running around
like crazy, jumping around in the snow, then pretty soon he’s
trying to catch a break, walking behind me in my trail, which
if fine except that he walks too close and ends up walking on the
tails of my snowshoes. Yeah, things are never boring with
Axl around. He’s one of the best friends I’ve ever had, and if
there’s one thing I’ve learned in this life it’s that you simply
cannot put a price on the companionship of a good dog.
These pictures are of last night’s sunset. I don’t have a good view
of the west from my house, so I usually drive to County Line Road
for sunset shots. County Line Road divides Marinette and Forest
counties and also the towns of Goodman and Armstrong Creek.
