Snow comes and leaves

Rocks

Trees balance icy snow on their branches, and lean over the road like they’re expecting to fall and hope to halve the distance. When the setting sun’s orange light hits the ice coating on a twiggy branch, glowing crowns float above the ground, out of place and glorious. The snow comes and leaves a few days later. The moss on rocks looks healthy, like it can take the cold no problem. Floats are out of the water. Piers lead to wide air and the sea. So much wildlife seems in hiding and there aren’t many folks who want to visit the island now.

Jenna Beaulieu

About Jenna Beaulieu

Jenna is a writer and fine art photographer who recently moved from the Saint John Valley region to the quiet side of Mount Desert Island. She’s a fan of excellent music, homemade gravy, and colored pencils (also, short books and long books, good pens, flannel, and when the June bugs don’t really come out much that year). For more about Jenna and her work, visit her website at www.jennabeaulieu.com