Thursday, December 10, 2009

Theme Thursday - Snow

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening







Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.












My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.













He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.












The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

– Robert Frost, 1953







And now to the videos! It isn't Winter up here in New England until the Boston Pops Orchestra plays Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride". Here's the previous maestro, conductor and composer John Williams, doing the honors, accompanying shots of horses and sleighs in snow.


And of course there's always the "Winter" suite from Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, here accompanied by a slideshow (not mine) of snow photos.


Photos & non-poetic text © 2008 & 2009 by A. Roy Hilbinger
[Note: The photos are from last year's "Solstice Storm" here in Newport, taken on December 20, 2008, the day after the storm (although as you can see from some of the shots there was still some light snow happening). All shots were taken in Ballard Park.]

26 comments:

  1. LOVE the festive avatar!! ((giggles))

    I adore that Frost poem. Miles to go before I sleep...sigh.

    Fab snow pics, Roy.

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  2. Forgive me, Holly King, I called you "Roy" by mistake!

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  3. I do not like snow up close and personally. It's cold and wet. But the looks of snow is dazzling. I like pictures even more because it has no effect on my own weather.

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  4. Ah, a faithful classic. AND a Vivaldi!

    Rock on!

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  5. I almost chose the Vivaldi too-love it Holly King! Happy TT!

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  6. I absolutely LOVE pics of undisturbed snow. Something magical about it.

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  7. wow roy...i am blown away by your pics this week. i love snow!

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  8. One of my favorite poems, and pictures to match!

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  9. Lovely photos. They look sooo cold. The Christmas wreath on your head is very festive. Buon natale.

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  10. great verse to go with your snow pics! Happy TT Roy!

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  11. HAven't read much( if any ) Forst, but I like this one. And just marvelous shots, Roy! I almost did this myself...but tired out...

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  12. These photos are marvelous and I love the new avatar...Happy TT!

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  13. Frost is a favorite and I love this poem. The photos are beautiful, too.

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  14. Oh wow, I'd love to see some of that snow for real. Great pics!

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  15. I came expecting spectacular snow photos and was not disappointed! And my favorite Frost poem, too! And Holly King! LOL!

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  16. Roy, Fabulous, fabulous photos. I like the poem and the videos .... but the photos are something else. You, my friend, are a master. Happy TT

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  17. Roy your pictures capture my favorite poem by Robert Frost.

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  18. Excellent! I love Robert Frost's poems. Check out my post called "Rubber Trees" in my blog.
    Thanks for posting this. The pictures are wonderful!

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  19. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.....that first shot is stunning. It looks so fresh and new...wish we had some! I also love that poem by Frost...
    (I love the Boston Pops version of Sleigh Ride too!).

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  20. p.s. I love your Holly King crown!

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  21. Some day we will go on a walk together. Trouble is, I can't decide on the season!

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  22. Lovely photos. When I saw the first one the Frost poem popped into my head - and then you posted it! Great videos as well.

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  23. Great music clips. My dad was a huge fan of the Boston Pops. And the photos, like something out of Narnia.

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  24. No wonder Robert Frost was as well celebrated as he is still to this day. Lovely. And, Roy, great photos too. Really, very magical indeed.

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  25. Wow you guys get some snow down there too! funny how we think we are the only ones!

    We have about 2 inches on the ground it warmed up after a -30celcius blast and of course snow came with the warmer weather.

    Something magical about the stuff although I don't get out as much as I should to play in it!

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