a grey birch bends over the woodshed
it was a year for apples
many still left on the wild trees
the back meadow
becoming a woodland
a few milkweed stalks
here and there
wild apple
every winter you must
eat an icicle
frozen bark
those apples
can you guess what it tasted like?
How I LONG for this view...I'm in the City, no snow, but store bought organic apples for some consolation because I can not be with my Massachusetts friends this year. Your photos are a comfort too. What DID it taste like?
ReplyDeleteAll the best for a wonderful, creative new year, Velma
ReplyDeletemichelle, cidery, earthy and icy cold.
ReplyDeleteels, many thanks, and to you as well!
Oh those wild apples chatting to each other with their warm hats on. Love the one with it's snow capped crystal helmet. They make the best apple jelly ever! Glad there are still plenty left for the birds in the hard times ahead.Wishing you peace and happiness for the coming New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe milkweed stalk is extraordinary, as is the picture of the red barn! We had snow one morning on Bainbridge Island and it was a holiday treat.
ReplyDeleteWarmest wishes for you in the new year.... (Lynne, from the Tacoma papermaking class a few years ago)
arija, there are SO many of these apples, i've never seen it like this before! i might give some jelly a try!
ReplyDeletelynne, YAY! i think i remember you, i certainly remember that wonderful class! thank you for those wishes. my barn is going down, unfortunately. i wish i could afford a rehab.
apple popsicle! and here's me trying to keep the birds off my ripening fruit (and failing!)
ReplyDeletewhat an ice storm you had.
ReplyDeleteA strange beauty - like a fairy tale.
ronnie, huge abundant apples last fall, happy birds
ReplyDeletejudy, yes, it's thawing today which is good news for trees
What beautiful pictures. An enchanted world. Thank you for this post.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. An enchanted world. Thank you for this post.
ReplyDeletestephanie, no, real and cold and slippery!
ReplyDeleteIced white and red... perfect.
ReplyDeletevalerie, i LOVE red in the winterlandscape
ReplyDeletewinter wonderland! just thinking about biting into that apple makes my teeth tingle.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photographs! Thank you for sharing the beauty. . .
ReplyDeletejean, my teeth DID tingle! arija has a great idea about making jelly from those frozen apples.
ReplyDeletegloria, thank you!
oh imagining the sharpness of that apple! do you gather maple syrup drips from the snow? that is one of the most delicious memories I have ever tasted at my uncle's farm in Quebec a very l-o-o-ng time ago!
ReplyDeletemc, maple season is still several months off,
ReplyDeleteVelma….those icy apple pictures. We looked at them and melted and shrunk and expanded and shivered and shone..some kind of homeopathic magic from those photos. I think I need to drop by your place one year then get the high resolution data and print them out…… beautiful
ReplyDeletebryan, i love your response to those apples, they may still get harvested for some jelly, arija suggests they will be most delicious.
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