Changing Seasons, Changing Scenes

Noticing the small changes in a familiar place

Springtime is here. As expected, the weather is bouncing between cold and wet, and warm and sunny. After the winter months, it’s hard to stay indoors.

Despite that, I let myself get discouraged and almost did not even get my camera out yesterday. Almost.

The light wasn’t great, and I couldn’t think of any new locations to explore.

We weren’t far from the train station, so I finally decided to go see if I could find anything there.

Winter has it’s place

During the winter months, I enjoy the minimal photos that can be found with snow covering much of the ground and the bare trees making up a stark landscape.

But after a few months, I need change. I’ve lived in the northeast long enough that I guess nature’s cycle is ingrained within me.

Spring brings with it a rebirth

The first day I can open the windows in my house, I can feel it.

Then, slowly, I notice buds on the trees and the grass starting to turn green. It shows as a green tint on the hillsides that you can almost miss at first. And then all at once, it’s there!

And then the scenes I photographed just weeks before have a new look. It’s warmer, softer, and more detailed than before.

Changing details

Seasons change a place, but so do we. And in a busy place, there is always change. Little details change as people go about their day.

Some people leave something behind after using it, or they leave it where they will need it again.

Sometimes people leave their mark so their presence is noticed.

On days when I struggle to get inspired, I can always just go somewhere that I have visited before and look for the details.

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