Friday, March 22, 2013

Backyard deck in winter / Terrace jardin en hiver

As George Harrison sang 'Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting; It seems like years since its been clear; Here comes the sun; Here comes the sun and I say its alright.'  Yes, it has been a long cold weary dark frustrating unrelenting winter this year.  Although the calendar reads SPRING, we are still in the grips of winter for a few more weeks, I fear. But the sun is getting much stronger. The maples are running and I've noticed that the ice is melting even if the temperature is below 0 C.  When spring really takes place here, it will be a joyous celebration.
Watercolour with Faber-Castell Pitt pen in a Fabriano Venezia sketchbook.

Comme George Harrison chantait 'Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting; It seems like years since its been clear; Here comes the sun; Here comes the sun and I say its alright.'  Oui, cela a été un long et froid hiver sombre et frustrant sans relâche cette année. Bien que le calendrier se lit PRINTEMPS, nous sommes encore en proie à l'hiver pour quelques semaines de plus, je le crains. Mais le soleil est beaucoup plus fort. Les érables sont en marche et j'ai remarqué que la glace fond, même si la température est inférieure à 0 ° C. Quand le printemps se passe réellement ici, il y aura une célébration joyeuse.
Aquarelle avec plume Faber-Castell Pitt dans un carnet de croquis Fabriano Venezia.

1 comment:

Rene Fijten said...

Nice subject, you draw the snow beautifully. Must be a Canadian thing(you know the drawings of Shari from Montreal?). And yes, we had snow yesterday again; I can't even remember that we had snow and cold to this extent so late in Spring.