We're into March now, but even though March 1 officially marks the beginning of meteorological Spring, the Vernal Equinox is still 3 weeks off and the temperatures are still just barely above the freezing mark. Nothing blooms as yet; the landscape is still predominantly gray and brown and yellow, and this has its own austere beauty. A walk through the Dykeman Spring Nature Park reveals just such beauty.
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| A view across the Dykeman Spring wetland |
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| Another view of the wetland with Purple Martin house |
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| A view of the north duck pond |
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| Looking east on the upland meadow |
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| A Wyeth-esque scene on the upland meadow |
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| A tangled copse on the upland meadow |
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| A last look west across the upland meadow before leaving the park |
© 2016 by A. Roy Hilbinger
I've an artist friend who is always bemoaning the "dreary colorless winter" landscape. I cannot help but feel she is blind. The colors, textures and shapes are sometimes subtler, sometimes bolder - and never ever colorless or boring. It's obvious you see the beauty of winter just as you do every season.
ReplyDeleteI particularly love the views of the upland meadow.