Sundry Wonders recounts what I saw and thought about during my walks with Ollie over the past week. Photos taken with a Fujifilm X-T4 (very much a beginner) or my Pixel 5 phone (if we walked in the middle of the day, or I was in a bit of a rush). I’d love to hear about and see what you experienced this week. Let me know in the comments.

Alas, Still Winter

After two Fridays in a row of Spring of Deception, I’d allowed myself to hope, but, alas, still winter. More appropriately, this is the time of All the Weathers. Rain warmth, arctic cold, great gusts, and freak snow squalls. Has Mother Nature finally had enough of us?

I want to go outside, to walk without hunching my shoulders, still a bit sore. Ollie wants to ditch his coat and pitch it into the fires of Hell, where it belongs.

Let’s not burn books; let’s burn jackets and boots and gloves. We can dance and chant.

Willing signs of life into being

I find myself stopping to inspect branches, to will signs of life into being. Buds have formed on some of the heartier species. I long for something green and fresh and alive.

Golden hour comes later now, and I don’t always miss it, engrossed in Zooms. Trees reach for the falling light, and I look up to catch it.

Life has begun its slow return, if Mother Nature hasn’t thrown us into the pit just yet. Until then, we need to hold onto our hats.

Still winter.

Gallery: Still Winter

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Golden hour
Reaching for the light
Not Yet
Still dark
Sunny Trees
We see more of the sun now
Green
We'll take green where we find it
Ivy
Sunlight on the trees and leaves
Ollie
Plotting the demise of his coat
Inspection
Ollie takes in the moss
Sloth
I think we're all guilty of this deadly sin now
Reminder
Life will return

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