
Pines and firs, a summer shield
From the hot August sun crisping grass,
But deep within the Black Forest
A cool oasis, halcyon
Deep blue-green and rich rust-red
Heady pine needles baked in the sun
A kind of quiet
Shelter and secret
A world away.
Very much looking forward to visiting the Black Forest in Germany this August. It may be strange to say, but ever since I was a child, I've had dreams about what my brain has called "the Black Forest". No idea if the real Black Forest will be the same! But I'm not expecting it to be - I'm sure it will be just as magic, even if a different type of magic than my dreams remember.
Watercolor and a tiny bit of colored pencil on soft-press Fabriano, 8.25 X 13 inches.
From the hot August sun crisping grass,
But deep within the Black Forest
A cool oasis, halcyon
Deep blue-green and rich rust-red
Heady pine needles baked in the sun
A kind of quiet
Shelter and secret
A world away.
Very much looking forward to visiting the Black Forest in Germany this August. It may be strange to say, but ever since I was a child, I've had dreams about what my brain has called "the Black Forest". No idea if the real Black Forest will be the same! But I'm not expecting it to be - I'm sure it will be just as magic, even if a different type of magic than my dreams remember.
Watercolor and a tiny bit of colored pencil on soft-press Fabriano, 8.25 X 13 inches.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Hawk
Size 754 x 1200px
File Size 1.26 MB
Listed in Folders
We live north east of the black forest in an area called Swabian Alb which is rather similar. When I moved here I could never ever imagine that I liked it here since I am from Bavaria and was missing the Alps a lot. But by now I never ever want to life somewhere else. The time when the trees bloom in spring and the leaves turn yellow read in autumn - so wonderful. You will like it! :)
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