light at the end of winter

my paperwhite has turned itself into a candle. a beautiful reminder that the light is returning.

paperwhite narcissus

cattail redux

so. i made yesrterday’s image, and took a few photos. then i walked out from behind the tripod to bend down and straighten up a few stems and tripped on the over-hanging stems. i started to swear a blue streak, and my eighteen year old son calmly looked down at the mess and said, “that’s even better, photograph that.” so..this is yesterday’s cattails, accidentally kicked. a happy accident. this image has energy, that yesterday’s doesn’t. but yesterday’s perfect grid is much more calming. both have their merits. same, same, but different. which do you prefer?

cattails in february

happy valentine’s day

my husband of 32 years, steve, crashed through thigh-high snow to snip these stems for me. best valentine’s day present ever.

cattails in february (typha)

dithering times

the deep freeze of january and february allows for very little variation in the environment. as our temps begin to dither right around freezing, interesting and beautiful natural events return: frosts. fogs, and icicles  to name a few.  it’s not much, but after two months of total and complete dormancy, it’s enough.

frosted winter leaves

a squadron of damselflies

those of you who follow me on social media know that i have a flat file with drawers of nature collections i have amassed over the 10 years of doing STILL. 99% of what i photograph goes back outside once i have made my photo. but every once in a while, i hold onto the perfect rock, feather, pinecone, acorn, seedpod, leaf…or, in this case damselfly. i’m so glad i did.

damselflies