Do you have a special word that reflects in your creations?
Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Silence of the Evening
The German language has a beautiful poetic word, "Abendstille". It describes the sounds of silence in the evening: all is quiet except for the song of the nightingale, the soft murmur of water, the whisper of the wind in the trees. You get the picture.
"Abendstille" is always the first word that pops into my head when I look at this photo of Lost Lake in Alaska. We had arrived at the campground around 10:00 pm., pitched our tent and finally went down to the lake. The scenery was so peaceful - the colors that the midnight sun painted in the sky were reflected in the water, a lone duck quacked softly and tiny waves rolled gently onto the shore. A perfect "Abendstille" whose magic I tried to capture in this picture.
Do you have a special word that reflects in your creations?
Do you have a special word that reflects in your creations?
I think it's pretty amazing to see the sun at 10 p.m. Did it ever get totally dark? Very beautiful shot.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't get totally dark in July. It was really amazing. I like long long summer days and that's something I miss here in my part of the world.
ReplyDeleteCarola, This is a beautiful post...and I love "Abendstille"...I don't have a word that comes to mind...except that it reminds me of "Stille Nacht"...I love Silent Night in German.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to have you visit my South Dakota Wildflowers...thanks for the kind words of encouragement!
~jodi shaw
That is absolutely gorgeous, both the word and the photo. Alaska is the one place I want to make it to in my life...just beautiful...
ReplyDeleteKelly, thank you so much! You will love Alaska - it is such an inspiring and beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteJodi, thank you for visiting again! "Stille Nacht" is my favorite Christmas song.
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