a place to be
Click on photo to enlarge - ©2008 jim otterstromThis fleeting moment was captured at 6:52 this morning along Highway 18 between Big Bear and Lucerne Valley.
A couple of minutes later the sun disappeared behind the clouds leaving us with this golden memory to warm a gray and drizzly day.
A perfect beginning for winter.
Labels: Big Bear, earth, photography, sunrise, winter
posted by Jim at 3:12 PM
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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9 Comments:
Wow......
You are so Magical.....
You have such a gift for 'Being in the Moment' and catching it on the camera.
I guess that's why I like hanging with you so much...I get to see a lot of your vision.
Love you....your P.S.
lovely
I adore winter sunrises
( when I get my self out to see them)
Beautiful....one of the reasons i carry my camera with me everywhere..you never know when the magic moment will strike
My dearest Peggy Sue-
I love to get comments from you at the blog when you're not home.
Sometimes I'm not sure if what you call my "gift" is vision or fantasy, but it's what I see, what I think about, what motivates me, and I'm so lucky to have you to share it with.
David-
I was lucky enough to be out there at that moment because I was driving my disabled neighbor down to Victorville for her monthly doctor's appointment.
Catherder-
Yes, it seems like every time I go somewhere without the camera I end up wishing I had it with me.
Lovely. It almost looks like a fire over the mountain.
Happy holidays to you and Peggy and family! And thanks for the "tragic news" email; I have not laughed that hard in a long time! Calvin is going to print it and put it up in his room. :)
some things are just so beautiful they make your heart ache a little. many or the things on your blog are in that realm. thanks for all you share. wishing you both many beauteous sunrises in 2009.
I'm enjoying the images on your site. You seem to have the "photographic eye" for which I envy you. It seems the place where you live has a lot of beauty to them that can see it. And you clearly can.
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