Friday, January 30, 2009

Before February, A Look Back at October

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      I know it's not October anymore, but I've barely even begun my story of Poughkeepsie...

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      The ridges and valleys are forever in motion. It's not just the breeze, the sighs of Heaven, it's the changing of the seasons making the colors fall like dominoes. The sunlight is so bright, as clear and crisp as the morning air. The steel blue sky hints of pale winter skies to come and yet deepens to a cobalt in the corners as it curves around the earth.

      And we too are in motion: movement over movement winding up the mountain roads. Out the window, camera ready, camera steady, trying to capture on a strip of film the painted scenery all around me.


1 comment:

Martha said...

I keep looking at that picture. It's so symbolic to me--the things I want to hang onto and keep close just seem to keep speeding by, and all I'm left with is a fuzzy picture in my head that's nowhere near as good as the actual experience.