Through the Stillness - White Heron Over Winter Trees, North Bosque River Refuge
by Brigitte Blanchette Thompson
Title
Through the Stillness - White Heron Over Winter Trees, North Bosque River Refuge
Artist
Brigitte Blanchette Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture - Wall Art
Description
I captured this photograph on a cold, wind-swept day at the North Bosque River Refuge in Texas. As I walked through the quiet landscape, the skeletal remains of once-lush trees stood stark against a storm-laden sky. Stripped of their leaves and life, these bare trunks reached upward like silent witnesses to time, change, and resilience.
I wondered—what caused this eerie forest to fall into such stillness? Was it flood, drought, or some slow force of decay? And yet, even in their ruin, there was beauty. The twisted, lifeless branches carried a kind of reverence, a raw reminder of nature’s cycles.
And then—a flash of grace. A lone white heron soared through the dead snags, its wings catching the wind as if to say, “Even here, life continues.” The contrast was striking: fragile motion against immovable silence.
This color photograph is part of my Texas Nature & Environmental Series, a reflection on the balance between stillness and movement, loss and renewal. It’s a poignant piece for collectors drawn to emotive landscape photography, wildlife moments, and fine art prints that speak to endurance, silence, and the quiet voice of the land.
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March 11th, 2025
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