At times, darkness swirls around us and blankets optimism with a smothering cloak in wildfire haste. Seek knowledge and compassion through others who have endured the journey and know the rewards of destinations reached. Sunlit reassurance is available to all if we find the will and fortitude to search collaboratively for this comforting gift through the branches.
Back to the Artwork pageAt times, darkness swirls around us and blankets optimism with a smothering cloak in wildfire haste. Seek knowledge and compassion through others who have endured the journey and know the rewards of destinations reached. Sunlit reassurance is available to all if we find the will and fortitude to search collaboratively for this comforting gift through the branches.
I hear the world differently than you. Visual cues present themselves, and guide me in ways unknown to most. I hear rustling leaves through oscillating shimmer, as they dance to an East wind’s command. The splash of a Northern Pike delights me, as ripples radiate then fade to still waters. A loon’s crimson eyes rise and fall in royal splendour, as its lonely call brushes my soul. Night falls as ashen shadows and azure skies cloak reflective silence. All who bear witness unite in my world. I am not alone in the presence of the night birch.
We stand alone in silent reflection, remembering the day we have just shared. Each moment spent in appreciation for the presence of the other. Stars begin to scatter across a darkening sky, as rocky shores turn magically from solid monoliths to glassy, translucent points of light. The perfect ending to a day of discovery and love is captured in a moonlight embrace.
Six decades past, she joined her brother and sister in a family that was yet to grow by one.
We are not alone in this forest of ever changing hues and varied depths of understanding. Images that challenge us sweep in on gentle breezes or forceful gusts, but the strength we absorb from others keeps us grounded. Reach up from the darkness, and be craddled in the branches of the forest’s light.