Continuing with my monthly favorite blog photos posted here throughout the year, the first picture isn't a very good one, but it was the surprise and wonder of the moment that impacted me.
A newly-born white fawn was born on our property during the first days of May. He could barely stand at this point, and mom was urging him to walk across our driveway, which he was reluctant to do.
We followed his rapid growth and adventures throughout the year, including a nasty bit of time where he had been attacked and bitten by a coyote. The wound was really big, but healed well. I saw him a couple of days ago in the company of a yearling buck (a regular-colored one) and he looks just fine. Whew!
During a June walk around Greenbank Farm, I liked how the yellow iris were growing along the side of the pond, the perfect blue sky with clouds, and the red-painted buildings. It's rather postcard-ish, which is unusual for me to create. But I gotta say, I do like it. And it's not bad as a cellphone shot.
In July I posted an abstract image of an Enso circle. I made the plaster background, drew the circle, and added a bit of handpainted paper to create a horizon line of sorts. I'm pleased with my combination of handwork and digital work. Plus the colors are pretty cool!
And then in August, all the energy in my hosta plants was going into producing flowers, so the leaves began drying out and curling up. I was about to clip off the marginal leaves, when I found myself delighted by their curves, curls, and colors. It also helped that a recent rain had left water droplets all beaded up on the leaves.
I must say I'm looking forward to late summer of 2020 to revisit this abstract leaf project!
Tomorrow I will post pictures from the past four months and then consider this little series done for 2019.
Images copyright ©2019 Carol Leigh.
