Lines in the Snow

When DW and I returned from our Cuban vacation, last December, we discovered that a section of our backyard fence had toppled during a wind storm. Two panels had fallen into the yard of our neighbour.

We also discovered that our old neighbours of 22 years had moved and that their house was unoccupied when the fence went down.

The following day, snow fell and covered the downed fence, and I made the decision to not worry about it until the spring. A couple of weeks later, when new neighbours moved in, they either hadn't noticed the gap in the fence or also decided not to worry about it just yet.

I'm glad that one section of my fence is still in place. At this time of year, as the sun grows low on the horizon, its light pours through the tiny gaps between the wooden slats, casting long shadows of lines on the fallen snow.

These lines always draw my eye and get me to pull out a camera. There's something hypnotic about these lines in the snow.

Happy Friday!