Sharing some pics of our long, dark winter (+ 2 Christmas pics, #13)

Happy New Year everyone! May you and your furfriends have a wonderful and healthy year 2011! :love:

Over here in Germany, winter came early this year, and we already had a lot of snow. Today, it was raining which makes the snow look ugly and dirty. And we haven't seen a blue sky, or the sun, for many weeks. It's getting depressing.

Here are some pics I took a few days ago, dull and gray, and kind of depressive:

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau1.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau2.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau3.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau4.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau5.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau6.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau7.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau8.jpg

It's not depressing, they're lovely! I think we Northerners have a better appreciation for the nuances of silver ad grey in a winter landscape than others!

What beautiful photographs, Kirsten.. Thank you!

Depressing weather can make for some stunning art.

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau2.jpg
A snowcovered lane
Lined with trees
Whose overarching branches
Form a lacy canopy of black and white
Beckons and forbids the viewer all at once
Would you be the one
Who dares mark the spotless blanket of snow
With your pedestrian tracks
Or will you, like we
Simply stare, longingly and wonder
What mysteries await
At the turn of the expanse
At the end of the arched path?

Your photos are incredible.

Wonderful pics Kirsten (as usual).
But it looks kinda cold. :)

Gld you like them, thank you! :)

Karen, what a beautiful poem! Who's the author?

Wombat, it's not only looking cold, it was cold! So cold that my face was frozen and I could barely talk (which was probably a good thing...)! lol

Anyone of those pictures would be worthy of framing and hanging on the wall.. Awesome job again Kirsten! I LOVE your pictures!

Black & White photos are incredible! :) I am more drawn to b/w than color when it comes to photography. Great pictures, Kirsten. I love your work.

Amazing pictures again Kirsten. Wish I had your talent with a camera. Looking at that snow made me feel the cold and dampness.

I hope the new year will see you feeling much better than last year.

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Gld you like them, thank you! :)

Karen, what a beautiful poem! Who's the author?

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I just wrote that myself, looking at the photo.

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I just wrote that myself, looking at the photo.

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Oh Karen, that is wonderful! What a talented poet you are! :) And I'm feeling honored that my picture inspired you to write these beautiful lines... :o

And here are two pics I took of my hometown on Christmas:

http://www.kirsten-scheffel.de/so48.jpg

http://www.kirsten-scheffel.de/so47.jpg

Is that your house with the little blue roof on it, and a window on the side Kirsten ???? :D

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Oh Karen, that is wonderful! What a talented poet you are! :) And I'm feeling honored that my picture inspired you to write these beautiful lines... :o

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I could probably write something for every photo you take - were we closer, we'd have to collaborate on a gallery show together! Hey, maybe we should anyway!

Oh my gosh, Kirsten, I love them all but the second one is just breathtaking!

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I could probably write something for every photo you take - were we closer, we'd have to collaborate on a gallery show together! Hey, maybe we should anyway!

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Karen, that sounds like a wonderful thought... ;)

Hey that sounds like a plan for Karen and you :)
Wonderful pictures- and 2 more months of cold to come ;)

Yup - or what about a book with Karen's poetry, illustrated with some of my pics... ;)

And yes, unfortunately, you're right about the 2 more months of cold and darkness. I'm so tired of this already! :rolleyes:

What wonderful pictures, Kirsten! My favourites are the first four - and they're not depressing at all. However, I could do with less snow and cold weather, too. ;)

Kirsten, I always always enjoy your photos! You do amazing things with that camera of yours. Thank you for sharing them with us. I hope you don't mind but I always seem to save some of them and a lot of times one of your photos is on my desktop. Right now I am using the first one that you posted in this thread. Thank you!

Great pics! And not depressing at all :)
Winter will be long this year, as cold and snow have started very early. Let's hope we'll have a nice spring.

Thank you! :)

Robin, of course I don't mind! :D

Sonia, I'm afraid you're right, but I'm already tired of the winter! :rolleyes:

Oh Kirsten, your photos are NEVER depressing! I love the black and white photos, they are just beautiful!!

Keep them coming!!

Amazing pictures. I love your work Kirsten.:) I think you & Karen should
collaborate on a joint effort. Poems & Pictures.:)

Thanks! :) Well, maybe I just find them depressing because this weather IS depressing! lol

And yes, I always thought that pictures and poetry work great together... :)

:) Great Pics as Always.. MotherNature at her best with winter..

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Thanks! :) Well, maybe I just find them depressing because this weather IS depressing! lol

And yes, I always thought that pictures and poetry work great together... :)

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Even though you & Karen live far from each other, the internet connects
you, so it wouldn't be impossible right? You provide a picture or theme, and Karen could supply a poem to go with it.:)

You'll both make millions.:D:D J/K of course, but it would be great.;)

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I could probably write something for every photo you take - were we closer, we'd have to collaborate on a gallery show together! Hey, maybe we should anyway!

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I think that is a FABULOUS idea. Please, both of you, start working on it! You two would create a wonderful gallery show.. Perhaps a book too.

http://www.catmom.de/pics/wintergrau7.jpg

Branches bare and trunks black against the snow
Stand their silent vigil
Lining the road in ordered ranks
Like soldiers at attention
Never moving as the vehicles go by
Moving slower in the unplowed snow
Still they stand, abiding steadfast
Waiting
Whispering softly in the storm
Waiting
Bearing snow
Bearing rain, and ice
Waiting
Not for orders
From some lofty general
But for spring

Beautiul.:) The trees look like silent sentinels, guardians of Winter.


I really wish I could print this out to put on a wall.:)

Again, Karen, a very beautiful poem, and an interesting association to those silent trees in a row.

Guardians indeed!

Many years ago, I made a photo that is still on my photography website, called "The Five Watchers":

http://www.kirsten-scheffel.de/bw20.jpg


This poem made me remember this pic... :)