Yesterday morning I walked through the blue light and swirling shadows I remember from childhood winters. I rummaged through the attic and sure enough I found some childhood imagination. And unlike everything else I’ve packed away in there, it still fits. I saw a family of iguanas climbing a tree, a dancer reaching for a star, a string of bells, a cat on a tightrope, and a pair of ghosts peeking into the Gnome’s house. If you’d been with me you’d have seen a lot that I missed. Too late now – it’s all melting away under an unnerving gray flannel sky.
However, there is a prize for the first person who can spot the iguanas, the dancer, the bells, the cat and the ghosts – or pretend to in order to save my feelings. It’s a good prize, too. Antrim County is known for its excellent treats.
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giiid
December 13, 2009
Lovely fresh collage, too bad the snow has disappeared already, but so good that you´ve captured it. Is there a price too, for those who – without purpose – found most of the answers served on a plate…? I see what you see. Not sure about the ghost though, maybe the one in the middle?
Gerry
December 13, 2009
I did make it pretty easy, didn’t I! But apparently not so easy as all that . . .
p.j. grath
December 13, 2009
Puzzles always make me feel stupid, but I love looking at the photos, esp. the last one, a little gnome hideaway.
Gerry
December 13, 2009
I think you should feel pretty smart figuring that one out. This isn’t really a puzzle – it’s just a game about whether you can see the same shapes in the clouds as I do . . . . Look! There’s a horse!
flandrumhill
December 13, 2009
Yes I see them:
The cat at top centre.
The dancer and star in the middle at left.
The bells in the middle at right.
The iguanas at the bottom left.
The ghosts peeking at bottom right.
What’s interesting is that all these images, except perhaps for the bells, aren’t static. They all look like they’re in motion.
Blue shadows on snow are one of my favorite things in nature. I’ll bet it was sparkly too. Love your description of a ‘gray flannel sky.’
Gerry
December 14, 2009
Amy, congratulations. For being able to see the same odd little things that I do, you shall have a prize.
I’m glad the gray flannel description appealed. I wish it had cleared, though. I’m up late on purpose to see a meteor shower that is sparkling away on the other side of the gray flannel curtain. Good thing I got to see the iguanas yesterday.
Carsten
December 14, 2009
This is a nice winter collection.
…No need to supplement Amys sharp eyes.
Anyway, I like the creatures peeking into the Gnome’s house.
Gerry
December 14, 2009
Thanks, Carsten – I liked the snow creatures too.
centria
December 14, 2009
I am sure glad Amy answered all the questions! I didn’t see ANYTHING. Maybe need a new pair of glasses or better concentration? ha ha. The snow pics are beautiful, though. The shadows and patterns are spectacular.
Gerry
December 14, 2009
Not even the iguanas? I was sure you’d see the iguanas. Ah well.