Stormy Road
In late December, we
had a snow storm. On the day of the
storm, we just had to hunker down in our home and stay nice and warm. But, the day after……
It was a pretty
morning after –
sky looked pretty clear, so I convinced Jeff that we should take a drive and
see what gifts the storm has left us……
Everything was
frosty, as you might expect, but what I noticed more was the great play between
line and shadows created by plants, small drifts and fence lines…..
When there’s no snow,
these dried blooms look really dried, dead and brown. But, covered in the hoar frost from the
storm, they look quite pretty as some delicate blooms…..
Coyote fences are
something that you see fairly frequently in New Mexico. It’s very rough and coarse and I love the
contrast with the almost lacy branches of the tree hovering over it. The hint of the house in the background add a
nice sense of detail…..
I loved the irregular
shadows created by the sun shining through the coyote fence. It’s really amazing – this type of fence looks pretty
ragged, but I priced it once, and it’s amazingly expensive…..
As we drove, we
headed into an ice fog. You can sort of
see the beginning of the ice fog in this image.
The trees look like nature’s twins, and the fence leads us into the fog…and the light….
The background of
this image is a bit foggy, due to the remaining ice fog, but the sun is now
making headway and I love the way the tree screens us from the over- brightness
of the sun……
Look at the patterns
in this image! Fences, sun and snow come
together to create these lighthearted patterns.
And, to me, there is a curiosity as to where the fences are leading….
And, finally, we’re
heading back home! We can see a
brilliant sky, the mountains above another ice fog in the distance, and a small
sort of shelter sitting alone in a field and the hoar frost on the barbed wire
fence keeping me from getting closer to check out that shelter!
Enjoy!
