Woke up at daybreak one morning in early December,
took a look from my window and ran outside
to capture the most colorful sky of the year.
Most of the broad-leaf trees were open and bare
with dark trunks in the early morning light.
Conifers looked closed and secretive.
If you were a bird, where would you shelter?
Yellows, oranges and pinks contrast
with purples, greys and charcoal blues.
The winter solstice was approaching
with changes in color, temperature and darkness.
Eye-opening and heart-opening.
