A Forest of Fantasy

A Forest of Fantasy
 
The dark, staunch trunks of pine
stretch like sentinels toward
the Texas sun;
 
Beyond, a woods of yellow,
orange and red sweet gums,
backlit by morning sun,
 
Creates a forest of fantasy,
a magical golden world of light,
of shimmer and of dancing blaze.
 
Deep in the flaming leaves
the sun plays and shimmers,
gilding every inch with glitter.
 
Here is a world beyond imagination
an ephemeral paradise
a garden that dazzles and disappears.
 
 

I took this picture on day when my dad and my husband and I decided to go for a drive to see the leaves.  It was one of those glorious Texas autumns in which the leaves did turn brilliant colors.  In the south part of The Great Piney Woods, as far south as Houston, beautiful autumn colors like this happen about once every 5 years or so.  It is a special thing to see the leaves turn.  In the northern parts of Texas, they change all the time.  The light behind these golden leaves provided back lighting for miles of forest. I tried to capture it, but the photos couldn't capture the enormity of it... I loved taking those pictures with my dad.  He is the reason I got into photography... He built his own darkroom in the house I grew up in in Houston.  He made it out of closet. He has taken thousands of photos and he likes to reminisce and to share them with me.  Photos of Japan and China and Bangladesh.  I will be sharing some of my photos and writings about England, France, and Japan a little later.Yesterday was Texas Independence Day  March 2 and you cannot forget March 6 --- the day we all will remember The Alamo.  More later and keep watching for the gold where ever you are.