Winter Waterfall Waterfall Woods A little bit of a waterfall along the lower trail in Kane Woods was ice free and a destination on a darkish day. The woods are very interesting on days like this, quiet, still. It’s a nice visit. . . . . . . . I am adding this to this week’s “Five Sentence Fiction” with the keyword of “offering”. I can hear a trickling sound, so loud in the quiet of the woods it seems to move about between the bare trees where honeysuckle and wildflowers had bloomed, now empty of leaves and flowers and berries it is full of detailed interest of branches and vines, and a light cover of snow. I follow the sound along the path down and down and down into the ravine and walk along the frozen slip of a waterway where I can hear it gurgling over the rocks and gravel under the ice. Tall trunks of trees rise straight up around me, and far above me their barren canopy of twigs melds with an unyielding overcast sky. In the dimming light I find at a bend in the little stream that a portion of ice has opened, offering a space for the water to flow freely if only for a short while, and the hushed gurgling becomes laughter as the water runs recklessly to the end of one rock and leaps off, and then another, splashing, without a care that it will soon slip under the ice again. On a brighter day it might have been the laughter of children, even of myself in these woods as a child, but in this quiet space the music is the moment. . . . . . . All images used on this site are copyrighted to Bernadette E. Kazmarski unless otherwise noted and may not be used without my written permission. Please ask if you are interested in using one in a print or internet publication. If you are interested in purchasing a print of this image or a product including this image, check my Etsy shop or Fine Art America profile to see if I have it available already. If you don’t find it there, visit “purchasing” for availability and terms. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Post navigation A Home on the TrailTouched 0 Comments Very nicely done – and, yes, the woods on a winter’s day can be quite interesting. Loading... Reply K.R. Smith, I love the woods in any season, and it’s the change in season that keeps them interesting. Loading... Reply there is only one word for it,beautiful Loading... Reply i b arora, thank you so much! Loading... Reply good one 🙂 Loading... Reply Thank you, Anmol! Loading... Reply Reminds me of a local area we walk our dog. I love cold, brisk, frosty winter walks! Lovely and evocative description. Loading... Reply Thanks! Many people walk their dogs on this trail, though I don’t envy the cleanup on a muddy day. Loading... Reply Such a beautiful description of a slice of nature. The beauty of nature is everlasting 🙂 Loading... Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
K.R. Smith, I love the woods in any season, and it’s the change in season that keeps them interesting. Loading... Reply
Reminds me of a local area we walk our dog. I love cold, brisk, frosty winter walks! Lovely and evocative description. Loading... Reply
Thanks! Many people walk their dogs on this trail, though I don’t envy the cleanup on a muddy day. Loading... Reply
Such a beautiful description of a slice of nature. The beauty of nature is everlasting 🙂 Loading... Reply