Light and Shade…..

At this time of the year when most of the leaves have fallen from the willows I start to see the skeletons of the trees. I love them. When I was younger I sometimes found naked trees a bit depressing… They signaled frosty cold mornings, grey drizzly skies and rain as I rode my bike from Papanui to high school across Christchurch via Hagley Park. Wet uniform and chilblains come to mind. So what has changed? As the years have gone by I have discarded the negative memories of winter in Christchurch and learned to SEE beauty in winter and in the mundane. … beauty in trees on my early walks…..