Snow and winter are why I live in rural Maine. Watching snow fall, softly, then furiously as the world becomes quiet. Walking my dog at sunrise through fields and into the woods, the only sound being our crunchy steps making the first imprints on a fresh blanket of glistening snow. Stopping now and then to listen to the silence. Your photographs and thoughts capture this beautifully.
How absolutely wonderful, thank you for sharing your snowy rural Maine scenes, your words describe those moments beautifully. Is there anything more beautiful than a fresh snow crunching under your feet? I love that feeling too!
That must have been an incredible experience! I've only been once, incidentally in winter too and those snow covered sheer mountainsides made a lasting impression on me. Would love to return one day, perhaps in summer to enjoy some hiking.
This reminds me of the first lockdown in New Zealand - the weather was beautiful (end of March) and for the non-essential ones of us, we couldn't do more than go out for a walk, or stay at home and enjoy the peace and stillness and the lack of traffic! Thank you for sharing your winter lockdown peace with us.
Thank you for sharing snow, sky and peace with us!
My pleasure Leanna, I loved that week, Shetland always feels so different when there's snow, probably because it's quite rare.
Snow and winter are why I live in rural Maine. Watching snow fall, softly, then furiously as the world becomes quiet. Walking my dog at sunrise through fields and into the woods, the only sound being our crunchy steps making the first imprints on a fresh blanket of glistening snow. Stopping now and then to listen to the silence. Your photographs and thoughts capture this beautifully.
How absolutely wonderful, thank you for sharing your snowy rural Maine scenes, your words describe those moments beautifully. Is there anything more beautiful than a fresh snow crunching under your feet? I love that feeling too!
I once spent a winter in the Faroe Islands and I really resonate with your message. I would love to visit Shetland someday!
That must have been an incredible experience! I've only been once, incidentally in winter too and those snow covered sheer mountainsides made a lasting impression on me. Would love to return one day, perhaps in summer to enjoy some hiking.
Lovely photos
Thank you :-)
It’s good to be like a cat, and spend time simply quietly watching the natural world. Glad you embraced your gift of slowing down!
Oh, that's such a good way of putting it, so very true! I'll try to remember that, especially when things start getting too busy...
This reminds me of the first lockdown in New Zealand - the weather was beautiful (end of March) and for the non-essential ones of us, we couldn't do more than go out for a walk, or stay at home and enjoy the peace and stillness and the lack of traffic! Thank you for sharing your winter lockdown peace with us.
And I visited Shetland in 2012 and loved it.