When I step outside, the midday air is frigid and preternaturally still.
I don’t need a forecast to know a windstorm is brewing.
The weak December sun shines through a thin milky veil,
giving zero warmth to my upturned face.
Billowing white wisps of cloud skirt the horizon.
Their gentle symmetry belies what is to come.
I see my breath float in the cold tranquility
as I stand on my frost-covered deck,
scarcely believing it will be +5C by morning.
Nothing moves.
Nothing makes a sound.
Peaceful, but…
…an eerie sense of what is impending looms,
a premonition of the gathering gale
far out at sea..
…and with it, the inevitability
of this quiet calm
vanishing by nightfall.
*Travel Theme: “Still”@wheresmybackpack.com
I did get a sense of quiet, but that would be inside your heart because I’m sure the sound there beside the Atlantic Ocean would be VAST & HUGE! Looking forward to more from you Jennifer.
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Hi, Susan. Thanks for your comment! Yes, usually the ocean here is making plenty of lovely noise, but on the day I took these pics the bay was full of immobile ice. Perhaps I should have mentioned that in the post because it may be hard to see it is ice out there and not waves. 🙂
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Gorgeous pictures and your captions are wonderful too. They tell quite a story!
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Thanks, Meg!
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These are such gorgeous pictures, Jennifer! I could use some of that sunshine here on our foggy island. 🙂
Christmas Blessings ~ Wendy
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Thank you, Wendy. And a Merry Christmas to you and yours. x
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On a beautiful sunny day here is Tasmania, Australia, your photos bring me magic 🙂
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Quite the contrast. It’s colder than usual too, normally it wouldn’t be this cold until late January into February. And we had snow that stayed earlier. I’ll probably have a heart attack when the heat bill arrives.
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What a stunning place to live! I’m in love with already. It could probably be a tad bit warmer though.
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I agree with you! No global warming here. lol
And thank you for following my blog. 🙂
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Wow, how lovely photos.
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Thank you. 🙂
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You are gifted with the beauty of words and the eye to know when and what to photograph. Just lovely. I do think I would love to live in that area if even for one winter. xo
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Thank you. The scenery can be quite spectacular here, but right now it is raging with blowing snow. C’est la vie!
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Amazing post Jennifer! Really amazing work! Both your photography and writing are phenomenal! Thoroughly enjoyed your post!
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate the follow too. 🙂
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Oh Jenifer, I am so in love with your view and your words just enhance the photos all the more!
xo
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Thanks for that, Diana. 🙂
It’s blowing snow out there now, and the temperature has climbed to -4 and going up to 2. Woot woot!
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Remember when 2 was cold? And now it’s like, “where’s my shorts”?
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Ha ha, yeah, I wish! Still very stormy here, and not very warm.
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Wow Jennifer I love your words matching those amazing photo’s what a paradise you live in, I hope you weathered the storm. More please, I think winter has so much more to offer…. photography wise. We don’t get snow I wish we did.
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The storm is raging out there now. Not fit for man nor beast. Kath, I wonder if you would actually like this weather, because there is so much more to consider besides photography. Want to switch houses for a couple of months to find out? 😀
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I can imagine you would have days where you think the summer months here sound wonderful, yet we have to brace ourselves for bush fire weather now. I would love to swap houses Jennifer, if I owned one lol. We live and work on the dairy farm….I can dream though can’t I? Do you love or hate the winter months?
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Jennifer I just showed my husband your photo’s and he said he would love to live there, he loves the winter months better than summer, as on the dairy farm the heat is nasty and tomorrow is hitting high temps, we can look at your photo’s and sigh……
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The heat you describe sounds harsh, not to mention the fires! Take care down there!
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I like winter, but here it is just too long, and spring is too short.
It seems the grass is always greener on the other side, doesn’t it? 🙂
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Jennifer, you got that right!
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PS I shared your this post onto my facebook creative page and you have two shares from there, if you go to my site you can click on facebook link and see it there…..
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Thanks, Kath! I appreciate it. x
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beautiful pictures.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful place!
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Beautiful but c-c-cold. 😉
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lol, stay warm
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