Monday, October 28, 2013

Shadows

In my woods at this time of year the sun bows low like a Chinese man carrying a heavy load with determination.  In the early morning hours it squints into my eastern windows like a tradesman seeing if I am at home before showing his wares.  The sales pitch is subtle and polite and if my coffee is too seductive and I am feeling too cold, I may miss the whole show as he carries his wares to another hillside house.  But sometimes I am intrigued and I carry the steaming cup across the kitchen to the library room which is on the eastern side.  I set the cup carefully on a book shelf and take my camera to capture the sun's painting on the opposite wall for posterity.

But as I am captured by this mystical talent the vendor moves the top wares to one side and I become blinded by the shiny objects that are for sale and that blast through my collection of eagle's feathers making me wonder if I have can find enough change for this tradesman before he moves on. 


12 comments:

  1. I like photos where people add to them for effect. Nicely done.

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  2. nice imagery. and I love that second shot with light through the feathers!

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  3. smiles...i like how the shadows play....and paint the wall..a bit of art to appreciate if only for a moment before it changes...i do like the big sparkly too though...cool metaphor

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  4. Really like these photos, love the play of shadows and as the seasons change so do the pictures.

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  5. Red, other than changing the brightness and contrast and increasing the hue ever so slightly, this is what the camera captured.

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  7. Trying again -- your word pictures are as lovely as your photographs

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  8. At this time of year
    love the shadows on the
    walls of this cottage.
    Always new
    and enjoyed.
    Almost like a gift to me
    that day.

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  9. As my father always used to say, "Who would have thought it?"

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  10. My coffee has been "too seductive" quite often of late! Mornings are cold and overcast and it is so much nicer to linger over coffee than to get out and greet the morn. Love your words and photos here!

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  11. What a hauntingly beautiful way to wake to the day -- pursuing the sun with your camera -- barbara

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  12. Anonymous10:51 PM

    I love the image of him as a Chinese peddler bending low from his load. Perfect! And glorious photos!

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Glad to hear from you once again. I really like these visits. Come sit on this log and tell me what you are thinking.