Showing posts with label midwinter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label midwinter. Show all posts

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Winter Solstice

I know this won't be everyone's cup of tea, but there is a haunting song by Vaughan Williams called 'Along the Field' which always reminds me of the English countryside in winter. As today is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the song seemed particularly apposite.

I made a short video to go with the music, but it looks more like a blurry still photograph.

I think a bird flies across the sky at some point, but that's as exciting as it gets:



P.S. - If you're having trouble watching the video on a tablet device, here's an equally gorgeous alternative: