The Torch in Winter

Babs Young writes: I am forever taken with how well Mother Nature understands and uses the elements and principles of design. She uses line, form, color, texture and all the elements so well. And then she organizes them in such imaginative ways using all the principles that the artists dreamed up years ago. This is Torch Lake looking south from the east side one day last week.

If you click on the image, you can see a larger version. Or, if you go down to the shore of Torch Lake at just the right time of day and look south, you might be lucky enough to see a much larger version. Then you will remember why you stay here in winter.