light along Oak Street

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

the past few days of mostly overcast gave way to an intense clear light.  cold, windy clear light. 
having taken the day off I was at liberty to head out to it and freeze my [quaint expression] off see its effects. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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as it happens, today's images were all taken along

Oak Street

which from one part to another is alternately paved, then a grassy walkway, then gravel, and then grass again. 

the cold didn't seem to be bothering this Lenten rose and the light was playing nicely through its leaves. 

hellebore

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the gravely section is used for access to the parking lot serving the tennis and basketball courts and the playing field.  it's also the starting point for the 4^th of July parade. 

redbud seed pod

the flag in the background is flying at half staff in mourning for the late president Gerald Ford. 

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the light on these fallen leaves was bringing out detail in fine relief, subdued in comparison to stark shadow cast by overhanging blades of grass. 

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the full sun passing through these hanging seed clusters turned them into glowsticks. 

Comments

[nienna-nineve.livejournal.com]

The hellebores are lovely. I like the form of the leaves just as much as the play of light you've captured in the photo.

I'm always on the lookout for plants to add to my hypothetical garden someday. Are hellebores easy to grow?

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

there are none here in the cottage garden but they are reported by those who grow them to be easy to get started and once established to take little or no effort to sustain. 

hellebore

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

oops, in replying I had meant to include this wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellebore). 

Re: hellebore

[nienna-nineve.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link!

Ahh, Wikipedia. A wealth of information.