when i think of the beauty of the change of seasons, i think of gorgeous orange yellow red fall leaves, the first fat snowflakes drifting down, tiny crocuses poking their purple heads up, and the glinting of the sun on the lake, making summer diamonds.
yet there are many overlooked and still beautiful views of a changing season. ed and i went to lake michigan on sunday. even though it was misting and raining and grey and foggy, i was still happy in the details - the end-of-summer look of the stairs, covered with sand. the small wavelets. the water, leaving marks on the sand. buried shells. a wave coming ashore on tiny rocks. a deserted beach, lifeguard chairs standing empty. a seagull stretching.
we drove to my other favorite beach in saugatuck. there, we saw gorgeous weathered driftwood. a log, stranded in the stream to the lake. shells, shells, more shells. and my favorite, a closeup of a very small wave, crashing on the beach.
life, like nature, goes in cycles. when i look at the small things, i am reminded of the preciousness of each part of life, of the beauty inherent in each thing, view, person. it was cold, and wet, and clammy - but ed and i were together, holding hands, awed by the majesty of nature. it makes me happy.
copyright 2006, jessica voigts
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Comments: 41
i loved the one with the waves the most-you really captured that moment of the water coming near!
water is my favorite and there is something very touching indeed about the end of the summer turning to autumn at a beach..there is something changing there too..
water is always changing and no day is the lake the same..where is the precious princess though?i miss seeing her smile ! she makes every photo a winner!
These are, as always, beautiful photos. You are a true artist.
I absolute agreeds with you, it's all in the details.
" small wave, crashing on the beach." looks like a ruffle of lace...........
amy - we live in michigan - these are at saugatuck, on lake michigan.
thank you!!
Contrast, water and dirt. Life is a fascinating collection!
Maybe that's what we humans are, a fascinating collection of contrasting pixels of water and dirt. Or at least we once were and shall be again once more...
and yes, carol - a REAL date! whoo!!
thanks!
I spent quite a bit of time in Saugatuck in the 1960s and 1970s. Your photos give me a deep repose toward change.
Looking at photos felt like a mini vacation.
thank you!!