twilight's slow descent comes early now
the dimming of light, that time when the outside world begins to recede whilst the inside one gathers in a little more closely
more than any other time of day it's twilight that causes me to lift my head and look to a window
"ah yes"
a welcome letting go of the active portion of the day
two months ago this photo was taken at 7:22pm
now, twilight falls just before 4:00
twilight... that increasing absence of light and colour
an in-between time
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I'm off, again, to the land of winter twilight, to help with the wee ones
how can one say "no" to that?
the Yukon no longer follows daylight savings time so the light will fall later than here, right now, about 5:30 but the sunrise is at 10:30 a.m., 3 1/2 hours later
I do love the dark mornings though, a slow easing into the day
the drawing below is one I did of some mountains there, from memory
looking forward to doing that from life now
also happy to have the chance to take a few more pictures to work with
and if I'm very lucky I will see something of the northern lights - this is heralded as the best winter for it in many, many years
wish me luck!
3 comments:
What a lovely post! Stunning photos and beautiful accompanying words. I love your mountain from memory drawing... I think that would be something good to try when bad weather sets in and outdoor sketching loses its appeal. Put the photos away and walk into the landscapes in my head.
As I write (at 15.44), my laptop tells me sunset is coming. I do hope you get to see the northern lights - sometimes I've yet to manage to do...!
Stunning views in those photos! The colours are absolutely gorgeous. I was unaware that the Yukon didn't follow daylight savings time and wish Ontario was that smart. Enjoy your time with the littles in your life and fingers crossed you see the northern lights. I've heard (but no basis in actual fact) that sometimes you can capture them with a camera much better than with the naked eye, so perhaps something to keep in mind.
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