Moon Sets, Sun Rises, Tree Abides

The Sun and Moon daily dance across the sky, but steady tree, 

rooted, bides its time until lively Spring beckons and Life resumes.

This and other such scenes around Alabama can be seen at the gallery, Alabama the Beautiful.

Trees on a Ridge Backlit by the Low Winter Sun

Trees on a Ridge Silhouetted by the Low Winter Sun near Montgomery County, Alabama

This and other scenes from around the State of Alabama can be found at the galleries.

Wisps of Color on a Winter Landscape, Alabama

With a conflicted state of mind as to whether actually to stop and photograph on this miserably cold winter morning, I was rewarded with this pre-dawn landscape of two weathering the dreary months in solitude. Here seen as colors were just beginning to decorate the surface and sky.

Recently, I have been told that this somewhat looks like a momma tree and a baby tree growing alongside one another, and I rather like the thought of that.

Wisps of Color on Barren Trees in a Winter Landscape in Montgomery County, Alabama

Transfixed in Solitude against Dread Winter, Alabama

As it turns out, I was first smitten by this particular scene about a year prior to the taking of this photograph, though the different time of day and other factors led to a disparate result (here). 

There's just something about the stark nakedness of the unclothed trees standing atop an otherwise barren ridgeline that captures my attention. So I, in turn, have taken to turning the tables and attempting to capture it.

Trees on a Ridge are Transfixed in Solitude against Dread Winter

near Red Level, Montgomery County, Alabama

Pre-Dawn Landscape of Barren Winter Trees, Alabama

On a recent trek across the state, when I had to set out before anything else was stirring, I came across this scene on a bleak winter morning. The sun was just about to break the eastern horizon, and I drove past thinking: (1) there might be something there, and (2) it's cold and I'd really rather not get out of the car. So after a half-mile's worth of deliberation, I turned around, and I'm retroactively grateful to myself for doing so.

Winter Landscape of Lonely Trees near Red Level, Montgomery County, Alabama

This and other scenes from about the state can be found at the "Alabama the Beautiful" gallery.

Rope and Pylon, State Docks, Bayou la Batre

An Abstract of Rope and Pylon at State Docks in Bayou la Batre, Alabama
This photograph and others like it can be found at the "Abstracts & Extracts" Gallery.

Boat Pier Abstract, State Docks, Bayou la Batre

An Abstract from the Boat Pier at State Docks in Bayou la Batre, Alabama

This photograph and others of its ilk can be found at the "Abstracts & Extracts" Gallery.

Brown Pelican in Flight at State Docks, Bayou la Batre

Brown Pelican in Flight at the State Docks in Bayou la Batre, Alabama

Pelicans and Gulls Populate a Pier, Portersville Bay

Brown Pelicans and Seagulls Populate the Remains of a Fishing Pier

on Portersville Bay, near Bayou la Batre, Alabama

These and other birds can be found in the "Fauna" Gallery