Shadows are here! Of course shadows are always here, but when Spring arrives and the sun comes out, there are just more of them.
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More light means more shapes made by the absence of light: the flitting shadows playing around the room as I do my yoga stretches in the mornings; the dancing shadows cast by the leaves of our cherry tree in our hall as we leave the house for work and school; the shimmering light on the landing in the evening as the sun sets behind our neighbours’ tree.
And all of this is merely a prelude to the summer symphony of shadows that is to come!
When dinner is often late, as I enjoy playing with the long shadows in our kitchen as I prepare food;
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when lunches become transformed by the darker patterns of shade;
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when selfies take on new meaning as the light throws its shade around you.
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Shadows, the heralds of summer. I love them.
kirstin
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Oh, yes! Love it! One of my favorite times of the year!
xoxox