The thunder sounds and lightening lights up the still dark sky this early morning. While we are technically officially in mid-winter, most days are still fairly warm here in Texas and fall leaves still cover the soggy ground. As I look at this blanket of leaves I am brought back to another time, a time when my home was filled with children and the joy they had in creating their own rain with fall leaves. Curled up by the fireplace on this wet winter day is a good time to reflect on the lives that have touched ours and the sweet memories we hold dear of the ones we love.
Every time I look at this photo I think of going to grandmother's house Christmas Morning. This photo was taken on a very cold, overcast winter morning in Mina 1 Mai, Romania where I lived. I had passed this horse and buggy on the road and pulled ahead, got my camera ready and waited till they were just in the right position between the trees. This type of transportation is still very common in the villages and I could not help but wonder if the passengers were frozen. We take so very much for granted and while it is nice to see simplicity still exists in this busy world I think all of us should take a little time now and then to count our blessings. I have sold this as fine art photography and also created a mixed media original gallery wrap painting that is currently at Woodlands Art League and have a digital print available on my Studio Quest Etsy site.
