Last week came the first snowfall of the year. Sitting inside during Korean Literature class, I barely knew what was happening outside until someone squealed out loud. All students' heads turned toward the high windows and within seconds, several had already gone to put the blinds up all the way. It was pretty surreal; the tiniest ice flowers danced down, reaching the surface below with such lightness. Flakes melted the moment they touched the glass our foreheads were pressed against. One disappeared before my eyes like a dream, only leaving a drop that slid down in its wake. *
I tried to capture that special moment onto a picture - the burst of childish excitement and buoyant ecstasy. But the flakes were simply too small to show up clearly...and besides, our teacher had already hollered at us to get back to our seats after his own brief instant of sheer wonder.
Below are photos taken recently that embody the mood of the coming winter. One was taken by my friend on the day of the snowfall - who amazingly took a picture at the very minute the sky turned sepia!
I tried to capture that special moment onto a picture - the burst of childish excitement and buoyant ecstasy. But the flakes were simply too small to show up clearly...and besides, our teacher had already hollered at us to get back to our seats after his own brief instant of sheer wonder.
Below are photos taken recently that embody the mood of the coming winter. One was taken by my friend on the day of the snowfall - who amazingly took a picture at the very minute the sky turned sepia!
* This reminds me of the story of Bentley - the man who discovered and photographed snowflakes for the first time. From a very young age, he was greatly interested in snow. Using the microscope that his school teacher mother had given him, he attempted to take pictures of the snowflakes. One of the hardest things was capturing them onto film before they melted away. Still, in the end he succeeded in his life mission, and presented to all of humanity the microscopic beauty that had been utterly ignored before. What Bentley said about snowflakes goes well for many other things in life, I think: "No two snowflakes are alike."
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Taken by Hyo Jung Ryu
It wonderfully paints the change of seasons.
You can see snowflakes if you look closely!
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A photo taken hastily on the way out.
Snow sprinkled on the top of the bike shed.
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| Snow among the late autumn leaves |
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| The last of the Ginkgo seeds tumbled onto the ground |
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| An upside-down leaf-chandelier? |
I do believe the ecoheal is the answer for all of us in need of nature's warmth....
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