REDISCOVERING MYSELF THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Monday, February 20, 2012

Clematis in February

Winter has been strange...even bizarre...this year.  Snow in early November and then none until a storm in January that left more than a foot of the white stuff, which heavy rain soon melted.   We've had wind, more rain, fleeting snowflakes, but not what we would call winter weather.    At the end of my front porch, clematis vines and leaves still hang where they climbed last summer.    I'm linking up with Texture Tuesdays and Sweet Shot Tuesday.

RadLab, kk Felicity

27 comments:

Sivinden said...

Lovely soft tones and focus. Calming beautiful.

Mona's Picturesque said...

Very beautiful. I just love the details of those leaves!

A Creative Grace said...

Beautiful balance and detail, lovely :)

Gerty said...

nice photo. it comes to life with all that texture!

Life Images by Jill said...

lovely - I love the soft delicate detail of the leaves - the words - and the processing. beautiful.

Clarissa said...

Great shot and texture work!

Nics Cahill said...

Super textures, looks great.

Becky said...

Winter has been crazy for us too! 65 degrees one day and snow the next! Beautiful picture and I love the texture!

Dan said...

Simple, yet elegant and fragile beauty.

TexWisGirl said...

oh, i LOVE the browns of winter! nicely done!

Unknown said...

Love the tones and textures!

Lisa Gordon said...

This is truly so beautiful Evelyn!
It never ceases to amaze me that plants and flowers can be just as beautiful when not in their prime, as when they are.

Kathleen said...

There is beauty in decay, and your image illustrates that! I hear you about this winter -- strange. I'm not complaining, mind you...it's nice to have a break from constant snow all winter!

robin. said...

i love to photo the linger bodies of summer. this is beautiful. they are beautiful in their death. love it!!!

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Just lovely Evelyn!

Teresa said...

Lovely detail and colour tones . . . .beautiful . . .Teresa x

Rosie Grey said...

This is just wonderful, Evelyn! I love everything - the composition, the tones, the processing, the quote!
Our winter was so strange, too. Can't wait for spring to come, but no sign of it yet!

Unknown said...

This is beautiful, love your texture work as always!

Pat said...

Elegant and lovely!

Amarie said...

Beautiful shot! Our weather has been strange here, too. We had snow in October, than one or two "dustings", but that's it. The tags are still hanging from my daughter's snow boots! :)

Anonymous said...

Love this image, Evelyn! So subtle in its beauty... (An aside - I noticed you're a retired HS English teacher, I want to thank you and give you kudos for doing a difficult job on good days and nearly impossible on hard days! I've been driving school bus for 13 years...driving a 40' transit style bus, getting all those kids to school and home daily!)

geetlee said...

I love the tones of this shot! Beautiful!

Tricia said...

Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful, Eveyln! The photo, the texture, the quote...it all comes together perfectly.

Sharon said...

The detail is astounding, the texture lovely, and the poem fitting. Thank you for sharing!

Nancy said...

You make them look beautiful, Evelyn. :)

Ida said...

It has indeed been a strange winter. My Clematis (which I cut back) is starting to show some leaf buds already. - This is a lovely composed piece of art, I like the sentiment you used with it.

Marilyn said...

Beautiful with the washed out color.