A friend of mine was recently speaking at a conference in Iowa and during a text exchange, I said something about her waking up in “open sky country.” After living in Colorado and South Dakota for more than half of my life, I miss “big skies.” I am pretty sure that’s why I am drawn to the sunrises at Winton Woods and the overlookat Glenwood Gardens that I can easily access.
Expansive post! I recall seeing such light in the far north of Wisconsin, on a summer evening and the cabin owner said, "oh those, those are crepuscular rays, just before it starts getting dark." Crepuscular, such a satisfying, roll off the tongue (if one can remember it) word! Glory or God rays suit them to a T! Thank you!
My neighbor keeps expanding her garden. Three years ago they moved into a huge house with a huge corner lot and she hasn't stopped creating small flower beds that grow into wide gardens. You really can't appreciate what she's doing unless you are standing at the big picture window in her kitchen that overlooks the back garden. The shapes, textures, form, unity, balance, line, and color are obvious from that point-of-view. (Personally, its all a little too much for me, but these are the kind of gardens that appear in coffee table books once they are established). I watch her during my morning coffee hours from my humble kitchen window and I recognize that she is in her cathedral. This is her time to be alone tending the wide variety of plants that live there now. Gardening is her prayer whether she knows it or not. I pray with her in those moments.
Leaning into the light sustains my soul. Beautiful captures
Expansive post! I recall seeing such light in the far north of Wisconsin, on a summer evening and the cabin owner said, "oh those, those are crepuscular rays, just before it starts getting dark." Crepuscular, such a satisfying, roll off the tongue (if one can remember it) word! Glory or God rays suit them to a T! Thank you!
That is a great word - sounds sort of like muscular but in a different sort of way. Thank you!
Beautiful!
That first spiderweb shot is a beaut! 😍
My neighbor keeps expanding her garden. Three years ago they moved into a huge house with a huge corner lot and she hasn't stopped creating small flower beds that grow into wide gardens. You really can't appreciate what she's doing unless you are standing at the big picture window in her kitchen that overlooks the back garden. The shapes, textures, form, unity, balance, line, and color are obvious from that point-of-view. (Personally, its all a little too much for me, but these are the kind of gardens that appear in coffee table books once they are established). I watch her during my morning coffee hours from my humble kitchen window and I recognize that she is in her cathedral. This is her time to be alone tending the wide variety of plants that live there now. Gardening is her prayer whether she knows it or not. I pray with her in those moments.
I would love to meet Scout!
She would love to meet you as well! She’s super friendly!
These are great shots!!!