swan lake

this afternoon’s snow globe flakes and steel gray water provided the perfect backdrop for a winter swan ballet…I wish you could have been there with me to experience this tranquil dance of snow and nature

photography by danielle boudrot ~ 1/18/14

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silent, and soft, and slow…descends the snow

Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Snow Scene at Utica ~ John Henry Twachtman, 1897-1899

Skofja Loka in the snow ~ Ivan Grohar, 1905

Snow and Mist ~ John Atkinson Grimshaw

Winter Landscape ~ Aleksey Savrasov, 1880-1890

Along the River, Winter ~ John Henry Twachtman, 1887-1888

View from the Window of Vincent’s Studio in Winter ~ Vincent van Gogh, 1883

Snow Effect at Veneux ~ Alfred Sisley

Snow Effect, Giverny ~ Claude Monet, 1892-1893

The Seine at Bennecourt, Winter ~ Claude Monet, 1893

Snow Effect: Winter in the Suburbs ~ Georges Seurat, 1882-1883

Winter in Yerevan ~ Martiros Saryan, 1933

The Village in Winter ~ Aleksey Savrasov, 1880-1890

Winter ~ Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1895

Snow at Louveciennes ~ Alfred Sisley, 1873

The Moret Bridge and Mills under Snow ~ Alfred Sisley, 1890

Study for the Banks of Marne in Winter ~ Camille Pissarro

Roofs under Snow ~ Gustave Caillebotte, 1878

Boulevard Haussmann in the Snow ~ Gustave Caillebotte, 1879-1881

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snow!

Snow, snow and more snow!

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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the blizzard…

the wind is howling, the snow is drifting and we are ever so happy to be warm and safe inside our cozy house…more photos tomorrow…

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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winter fun

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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merry christmas!

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

A Village Street in Winter ~ Alfred Sisley, 1893

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from our house to yours…

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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winter

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” ~ William Blake

Wishing you a joyous weekend!

Reindeer, Scandinavia ~ Erika Larsen

Blue Pond, Hokkaido, Japan ~ Kent Shiraishi

Emperor Penguin Chicks, Antarctica ~ Frank Kazukaitis

Iliamna Volcano, Alaska ~ Michael Melford

Polar Bear with Whale Bone, Svalbard ~ Florian Schulz

Hverfjall Crater, Iceland ~ Orsolya and Erlend Haarberg

Red Squirrel, Poland ~ Dorota Walczak

Snake River, Wyoming ~ Michael Melford

Snowy Owl ~ James Galletto

Sunset, Mount Everest ~ Cory Richards

Highland Cattle, Scotland ~ Patrick Kelley

Stratus Clouds, Greenland ~ Bryan and Cherry Alexander

Crabeater Seal, Antarctica ~ Mary Beth Young

River Crossing, Alaska ~ Michael Christopher Brown

Grizzly Bear and Cub, Yellowstone ~ Trish Carney

Alberta, Canada ~ Dwayne Holmwood

Emperor Penguins, Antarctica ~ Dafna Ben Nun

Western Breithorn ~ Victor Troyanov

Polar Bear and Cub, Svalbard ~ Philip Dien

Snowfall, Wyoming

Ice Surfer, Lake Michigan ~ Mike Killion

Penguins, Antarctica ~ Joshua Holko

Mount Rainier, Washington ~ Hudson Henry

Arctic Fox ~ Stephen Oachs

Rideout Bay, Ontario ~ Lee Anne Carver

Grevy’s Zebra, Ohio (at the Wilds, a refuge for rare and endangered species) ~ Matt Eich

Alpine Climbers, Aiguille du Midi ~ Thomas Woolrych

Horses, Iceland ~ Marketa Kalvachova

Western Cwm, Mount Everest ~ Cory Richards

Sparring Polar Bears, Svalbard ~ Paul Nicklen

Sunset Skiing, Utah ~ Erik Seo

North Face, K2 ~ Tommy Heinrich

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the changing seasons

fall to winter…

bare branches prepare for the coming of old man winter…a brisk walk in the cool moist air reveals the glorious scent of pine and a neighbors wood burning fire…favorite wool sweaters and throws take center stage once again…and like old friends, they offer familiar warmth and comfort during this festive time of year…

photos from The Gifts of Life

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silvery-toed slippers of snow

Winter came down to our home one night

Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow,

And we, we were children once again.

~ Bill Morgan, Jr.

photo by me

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