Blossoms, Glitter, and Silver Thaw
BY Ingrid Percy
February 2018
While in residence at The Wells House, Joe Batt’s Arm, Fogo Island, I walk every day near The Witch’s Foot.
Tromping on snow shoes in a down parka, with camera (and keeping my eye on the running dog), is hard work.
I feel like a tourist but assure myself that, despite what this may look like to others, I’m not, because I live in Newfoundland.
I don’t quite convince myself.
I dismiss that thought and look back to this incredible place. The silence. The glare. The snow blinds me.
I stop and look upwards. I turn my camera sideways. The vertical format captures the relationship of the sky to the land.
Along with the Inn (houses, rocks, trees, SUVs, sheds, and people) I am clinging to the earth.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Shed. Ingrid Percy, 2017.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Ground. Ingrid Percy, 2017.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Long Studio. Ingrid Percy, 2017.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Twlight. Ingrid Percy, 2017.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Houses, Truck. Ingrid Percy, 2017.
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Fogo Island, Land, Sky, Sunset. Ingrid Percy, 2017.