colours of autumn

the dying bones

the dying bones of autumn

poke through 

a ribbed skeleton 

on the forest floor

winter is near

 as ferns enfold

the last of the sharp sunlight

and drag it beneath the leaf-strewn soil

to the waiting roots

below

it will be dark

soon

 

 

 

 

 

emerging

Spring is such a beautiful season - the first bulbs, blossom and buds emerging to defeat the cold, dark Winter. A walk in the woods becomes a magical  journey of discovery, fresh each year.