austere wind

I don’t believe I truly conveyed the starkness of the north winds stripping our trees of foliage in the lower image of my post below “north wind”. I was too preoccupied with the sky in the aforementioned image as it had its own intrinsic beauty. Truth is I don’t see many sunrises, they always occur at such a ghastly early hour that usually find me sleeping; unless I’ve been out lone wolfing the evening hours in the studio.
I put together this composite panoramic image to establish just what I mean when I say stark. I think this image of the southeast to the south-south-west corners of our land confirms just how austere our skyline has become with the parting of leaves.

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