The first snow fall of the season
has given a powdery dusting
to the view from my studio window
so the warmth of autumn
is a tempting distraction.
This small pastel
was based on some photos
I took last fall
of an impending storm.
Although ominous clouds
threaten in the distance ahead,
strong sunlight from behind me
highlighted the golden grasses
spreading out across
the windswept foreground.
If you look closely you will see these grasses
are phragmites, an invasive species
taking over Ontario marshlands.
In my sketch they have become cattails,
a similar but less innocuous plant.
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