#GoldenSunsets
Thanks to everyone who visited the Abbott Marshlands and contributed to our #GoldenSunsets Showcase.
As Henry Thoreau said, “Every day a new picture is painted and framed, held up for half and hour, in such lights as the Great Artist chooses, and then withdrawn, and the curtain falls.”
I hope you have an opportunity to visit the Marshlands soon to enjoy its Golden Sunsets. Thanks again to all of you who for your continuing support of the Abbott Marshlands.
Tidal Twilight with Wild Rice (Paddling Trail)
Mary Allessio Leck
Watson Woods at boat launch
When I watch sunset in the marshlands, I am connected in an elementary way – colors, often intense, change from one moment to the next, offering drama for free!
I Simply Looked Up
I simply looked up
From the turtle
Warming on the deadfall.
The breath rushed out
Between pursed lips
As though I were trying to
Put out the flame.
Words faded to a benday gray.
Useless
Beneath the explosion.
It was cold,
But my glassy eyes
Turned hot. Then
Turned back
Toward the
Turtle’s loud splash
And the rings of gold and
Magenta and Sienna
Boiling as
They rolled silently across
The surface of the lake.
A great blue suddenly
Launched itself
Toward the conflagration,
Morphing to orange to yellow
To colorless
To a black line
Fading into the conflagration.
The shadows slowly returned
From the naked limbs and power lines,
Walking away from the
Fading blast of color.
Now quiet, muted.
Another special memory.
Joel Dowshen
Spring Lake
Always a surprise, always different, the sunsets over the Abbott Marshlands, especially at the wide vista at Spring Lake can range from gently calming to explosive. Fleeting moments of time, always treasured.
Slogging through snow at dusk
Lori Ingwerson
Spring Lake
“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” ― Jo Walton
Sunset at Low Tide
Bluff near Watson House
When I am at the marsh at sunset, I feel at peace. It’s surprising to see the mud at low tide in the evening, the rich soil and puddles of water glistening. Winter has better distant views through the trees and is good for watching birds. Fall has a spattering of colors everywhere. In spring and summer I watch the greening and flowering of everything. The skies change and the reflections off the water add to the natural beauty. I learn something new each time I go and find inspiration there.
Cloudy Sunset
Carol Manger
Spring Lake
Sunsets over water are my favorites! I appreciate and enjoy each sunset, even the cloudy ones! And a lap around Spring Lake does the body and mind good too.
Evening Solitude
Pat Coleman
Bordentown Bluffs
“Every day a new picture is painted and framed, held up for half and hour, in such lights as the Great Artist chooses, and then withdrawn, and the curtain falls.” Henry David Thoreau
