Fireweed and Smoke Size:MEDIUM (A3)

Fireweed and Smoke Size:MEDIUM (A3)The scent of the fireweed blooms swirled thick like elixir, mixing with the honeyed light that dripped through my body. Year: 2021 Location: Banff, Canada Taken in the aftermath of a devastating heat wave, while the sun rays broke through a thick haze of forest fire smoke and ash from thousands of trees burning due to climate change and human interference. It was a year of loss from fire, flood, and heat. Although trees are not immediately central to

The trees whisper the oldest tales under the safety of a quiet blanket of fog

deep matte Fuji Velvet photo paper

The darkening sky announces her arrival

a creature of Fire

slow down where the rocks squeeze the river tight

For those without supernormal hearing

The woods of old were a different place

summer always reluctant to loose her grip

the highest mountain in Scotland

eager to meet the spirit waiting for her on the fells

An emotion of rebirth overcomes us when the sun alights the clouds that dance in a sea of gold and pink

listlessly leaning on one another in a fog of dreams