sight lines/drawing lines

warmth, after extreme cold and whipping winds

a walk then

downstream first

the swift, treacherous current swiftly moving though the surface remained glass-like

reflections rooted in place on one side, the pilings on the other

there are two things that spring to mind... 

first that the trees were cut to create the pilings and now they face each other across the divide, both rooted in place

and how the river is in constant flow yet the reflections that lay on the surface remain in place

back at the house, the recording begins

questions of sight and thought

"what is the impression I'm holding in my mind of where I am and what I see?"

-Debbie Lyddon

I look at a photograph, close my eyes, and think back to the river

open them and begin

nothing special, not a lot of detail, just the things I payed attention to the most

twisted and curled brown leaves clinging

for some reason I payed a lot of attention to them

I had noticed them a few days before, a different place, different trees

wind-swept snow-lines

waves of winter

repetition

space

light

shadow

edges

a closer view, after a somewhat treacherous walk down the bank

texture

rough snow and ice

smooth river

guardrail supports on the other side provide additional repetition

these were the things I remembered most

other than the light

of course