As a photographer, I consider myself a visual person. My eyes are constantly moving across whatever scene is in front of me, scanning for details, for patterns, for the beauty of the scene. Yet this week I’ve been attuned to the sounds in the air as we transition from winter to spring. With temperatures above freezing throughout the whole week, we’ve been serenaded with the sweet sound of running water. The gutters and drainspouts are gurgling once again — a sound we haven’t heard since early December. The street curbs are filled with water running from the snowmelt down to the storm drains. Every house and building overhang is dripping as the snow is melted by a warmer and brighter sun. As I was walking in the neighborhood this afternoon my ears caught the sound of a group of young boys playing catch and the distant radio broadcast of a spring training baseball game. I think spring is the one season that’s announced by a cacophony of sounds, all that are welcome with the promise of warmer weather, green grass, blue skies and warm sunshine. Yes, we still have mounds of snow and the sidewalks are becoming small canals as the water melts with nowhere to run, but we have hope in this annual ritual.
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Yes, sounds bring a feeling of spring. The reflection still has a winter look without its leaves but I know they will come.
Where I live we have tulips, hyacynth, jonqual, crocus. (Excuse the spelling, enjoy the color)
I love your images of what you see and the inclusion of other senses.
Stay in touch.
Nice shot, thanks for sharing.
I find myself gauging the current and flow – the urge to make little boats and dams never leaves.
I really like this photograph.
Em — thanks so much for your comment. Hope you’re settling in to the sights and sounds of your new home.
Linda