Cold enough for a rebirth of frost.
Shards assembling themselves
like a phoenix rising from damp ashes.
Cold enough for all-day sundogs
those almost rainbows – a compass around the sun.
Cold enough to feel alive
in the bright rays
in the cadence of the water
in the crisp beauty.
Cold enough to feel
until you go
numb.
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© Karen McRae, 2014
© Karen McRae, 2014
The first few days of the year have been very cold. I am frequently lured out in this weather – it is one of my favourite times to make photographs – as the landscape shifts in and out of light and the breath from the river envelopes everything in its wintriness.
The sighting of a robin used to be a harbinger of spring but it is no longer uncommon to come across small flocks of overwintering robins. These robin photographs were made on one of the coldest days of the winter.
© Karen McRae, 2014
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