~ Frank Bolles
~ American author & naturalist
~ 1856 ~ 1894
~ The quote serves as a metaphor for hope, resilience, and the inevitability of change, emphasizing that difficult times (winter) are temporary
A Norway Spruce laced with a light dusting of snow radiates a winter peace after a fresh snowfall under a velvet curtain of gray that creates a canvas of hidden poetry in the sky at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
I shot this scene on a late February afternoon in 2026. This Norway Spruce was the subject of the first nature photo I took very early in my photography journey in February 2009 ~ my has it grown!
The Norway Spruce is a rapidly growing, woody, needled evergreen tree in the pine family. It is often used as a Christmas tree, frequently selected as the Rockefeller Christmas tree in New York City.
