Crisp 'n' Cold

[Peter Pinckney]

in a small birch copse.....with a stream

[D Akey]

Now that's what I call white water, chief. Ain't that copse a birch. . .

Fantastic! Makes me want to take a walk.

[Bobbi]

The play of light is excellent. Love it.

[Valerie]

Peter another marvelous painting.

[Alexandra]

"Birches" By Robert Frost

So was I once myself a swinger of birches.
And so I dream of going back to be.
It's when I'm weary of considerations,
And life is too much like a pathless wood
Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs
Broken across it, and one eye is weeping
From a twig's having lashed across it open.
I'd like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better.
I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree,
And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk
Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more,
But dipped its top and set me down again.
That would be good both going and coming back.
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.

My favorite poem. I love your painting Peter. It is beautiful!

[Rick]

Peter, you have one there my friend.. That is some real good stuff.. Nice painting..

[Lee]

Dear Peter, Thank You for the reminder that snow is beautiful, after this last month it is hard to appreciate, lovely calm painting!!!

[justjean]

Oh my how beautiful, the colours, the shadows, the whole painting, I love it

[mannafig]

Simply gorgeous

[jibes]

Love them Birches. In Minnesota we had plenty of them and I never get tired of seeing them. Good job!