Winter light

After school today, the kids were watching t.v.

(their Friday afternoon tradition)

& going through their valentines

(read: eating their candy).

Flopping and fighting.

Pretty blah.

Then the afternoon sun

started glowing in our backyard, 

the ground newly exposed from the melting snow.

My heart did flipflops

and I grabbed the camera and dragged them outside. 

This boy always needs a haircut.

It grows over night.

When he saw this picture, 

even he admitted it's time to visit the barber again.

{And look! My brown-eyed genes showed up here!}

Ah, that winter light. 

It does my heart good.

So do these faces.

It feels like the scene at the end of the Selfish Giant

when winter blankets the earth

but there's a burst of hope in the corner of the garden.

Things are looking up in winter land.

Comments

[ellen]

Things are looking up! A bunch of that dirty crappy frozen snow disappeared this week. Hooray!!

[Christie]

It's too bad it's so cold in the winter. There is just something about the light that is different - diffused and golden. I love that magic half hour before the sun goes down. Awesome pics of your darlings.

[Annie]

Yes, but I will have to keep reminding myself of this until June when spring really shows up around here.

[seven smiles]

Just little tid-bits of nice weather so we can remember what's just around the corner. (Hopefully)

I love the golden sunlight, too. These types of lovely little things keep me focused on trying to enjoy the now (in however small the increments are.)

Nice pics. :)

[Bridget]

Yes, that lighting looks just perfect! What cute little kiddos you have.

[cbentley]

Love those faces. Love the light. Love the light behind those eyes. Love the melting of snow and hearts. Love you all.