Sunday, February 5, 2012

friends

i'm a woman who is richly blessed in friends.
often, they surprise me.
(sometimes they scare the living daylights out of me)
 though the year is light in snow, 
there is some ice
at raven pond.
 the bramhalls are busy
 as far as i know neither 
is of inuit heritage
but there is a long tradition of 
 harvesting ice in the north country.
 there is serious ice construction
underway.
a little glimpse into the north country.
a good place
to make friends, 
some who are here.
and some in the ethers, elsewhere.
for my friends, i send you these photos
from pat and butch, 
through me, 
to you
happy sunday.


19 comments:

  1. happy sunday.

    friends are great.

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  2. wow. he did such a great job. the piece on the left looks like the hebrew letter chet (ch pronounced as in Bach) which means life. and a happy sunday to you as well.

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  3. yes how lucky and lovely. send more when it is all done...these are definitely for the archives - the friends, time: the moment in and sun to keep it glowing...what a happy day for you indeed...the ice saw is fabulous too - not of the 21C but a part of history - the extended line.

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  4. Thank you...such a lovely gift!

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  5. ever since I read about sawing ice in laura ingalls wilder's 'farmer boy' I've imagined what it looked like..... (I'm still imagining what the cold feels like...)

    ice (even if in pics) is just what my sunburned legs need right now....

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  6. Stunning !
    I wonder at the sight of this... so foreign to my eye!

    Velma ... I am sure friendships keep you warm and strong... you give and it comes back!
    Your most generous, and more than that, thoughtful words have been such a gift that adds much to my thinking re work I'm on!
    t h a n k y o u !
    S

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  7. Cool! Happy Sunday dusk.... everyone ELSE in the state is about to watch the gladiators. I am settling in to watch the dusk arrive. Have a great week.

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  8. everyone, you are a part of the wide circle of friends! ronnie, almanzo wilder grew up about 60 miles away from here! so the homestead IS the little house in the big woods.

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  9. V- brilliant ice sculpture - so simple - so beautiful. B

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  10. oh, oh so very beaautiful but a little too cold for my taste. the structure on the left is very similar to a Japanese torii gate. gates are interesting - they let you in and keep you out. stay warm.

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  11. Nothing like an ice sculpture to warm the heart.
    Lovely post.
    Thanks.

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  12. wow, that's exciting, i never would have thought of using a chainsaw to cut thru ice. it sure looks cold up there so stay warm.

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  13. I'm still laughing at the third line in this post. Magical things happening at Raven Lake (or was it pond). They certainly look like they know what they are doing.

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  14. beautiful images.
    I am thankful we don't have to depend on ice for food storage any more. there isn't enough time in the day. sculpture is good!

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  15. all, i just love this, tough i'm not too into going out on the ice myself! butch is amazing!

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  16. the bramhalls are amazing folks, maggie, check out their website!

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