Like much of Britain, I had a snow day yesterday.
Kirsty Hall: Winter Bench, Feb 2009
In actual fact, I was already taking the day off because it was my partner's birthday, so the snow was just a magical addition to an already special day rather than an excuse to bunk off.
Kirsty Hall: Winter Sky, Feb 2009
Having grown up in Yorkshire and Scotland I tend to scoff at the south of England's propensity to fall into utter disarray when it snows but I am still like a child when confronted with the beauty of a sudden snowfall. Living somewhere that gets very little snow makes it even more special.
Although I wasn't working yesterday, I couldn't resist dancing gleefully around the garden taking snowy photos in the dark. Fortunately this made my partner laugh with delight at me (always try to find a partner who finds your artiness endearing rather than annoying!)
This shot is technically terrible but I feel it captures the magic, silent 'otherness' of the snow.
Kirsty Hall: Snow at Night, Feb 2009
Oh, and I will finish writing up my London reviews shortly but I have a belated birthday cake to make first. As you can see, I'm still working on that life/art balance...
Rosie
I think a lot of us were bunking off and having a PLAY day (see my blog for what I was up to with my camera ) - were you amused at the media calling it a 'weather event' - perhaps we should add ART to that!!! or PLAY! even
Who needs technical brilliance when you get results like the last yellow photo - fantastic fairyland feel to it with no words needed!! Thanks
Rosie
I think a lot of us were bunking off and having a PLAY day (see my blog for what I was up to with my camera ) - were you amused at the media calling it a 'weather event' - perhaps we should add ART to that!!! or PLAY! even
Who needs technical brilliance when you get results like the last yellow photo - fantastic fairyland feel to it with no words needed!! Thanks
Kirsty Hall
Thanks Rosie. It's good for us all to play now and again. Artists tend to do it a lot but it's great to see other people getting in touch with that playful energy.
Kirsty
Post authorThanks Rosie. It's good for us all to play now and again. Artists tend to do it a lot but it's great to see other people getting in touch with that playful energy.
deb
hmmm if you like snow I have about 4 feet give or take that I would GLADLY give you right now, as long as you take the sub zero temperatures too! But you are right, when I live there snow was magical, now its just an annoying fact of life for 5 months out of the year!! I do like the last picture tho, when the first snow starts falling here I am always enchanted with its other worldliness, if only it would go away now!
deb
hmmm if you like snow I have about 4 feet give or take that I would GLADLY give you right now, as long as you take the sub zero temperatures too! But you are right, when I live there snow was magical, now its just an annoying fact of life for 5 months out of the year!! I do like the last picture tho, when the first snow starts falling here I am always enchanted with its other worldliness, if only it would go away now!
Shazia
great posting: thanks for sharing that.
Shazia
great posting: thanks for sharing that.