travel log
of
the
Joy
LIGHT
winter's light returns
The clocks have fallen back
Days seem reduced to mere minutes.
Light now scatters rich across the landscape -
and a creamy warmth pools in its caress.
Amber radiance pours into folds of round hills -
shimmering - gold and lush.
Vineyards now have given way the harvest - finding welcomed rest and stillness for awhile.
The air lies fragrant - with hints of smokey fermentation.
Slowly now, the circle closes towards a distant newness - and this observer's heart is filled with Thanksgiving.
Stephen Phillips
24 November 2005
Photo Credits / This Page
Top five images are of vineyards just south of Ukiah, CA., and along the Hopland Grade, Hopland, CA.
Beach photos are from the southern Oregon Coast and are of Meyer's Creek, just north of Brookings, OR.
Elk photographed in the early morning mist along Davidson Road - just south of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA.
Northwest flank of Mount Shasta, CA. - taken along an old railraod bed.
All the the images on this page
were taken during a recent trip to
Oregon on November 14 - 19, 2005
copyright 2005 and 2007 - Stephen Phillips Photography
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