William Sutherland's photos with the keyword: Winter

I-15 West, Nevada

Mamaroneck, NY Note: Falling snow enhanced through Smart Photo editor

New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY Note: After the second warmest December on record, numerous flowers around the NYC metro area were in bloom on New Year's day (See below) . On this 6 January 2024 the weather has turned more winter-like in the NYC metro area.

One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), New York, NY Additional Visual Displays:

Photo taken in Larchmont, NY. Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace. [Lyrics from Silent Night written by Fr. Josephus Mohr in 1816] This Christmas classic was written to inspire hope and bring much needed relief when Fr. Josephus’ Austrian town had been decimated by 12 years of war and had suffered undue hardship from crop failures and famine. The world also suffered greatly from the latter, because 1816 was the “Year without a Summer.” Some things never change... Today the world again suffers from war, devastation from climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic that is in its third year. While 2022 marked new beginnings for most countries with re-openings, restored intimacy and social relationships and the easing of the pandemic, this is not the case for the entire world. :( We must remember the people of China who are right now enduring a dark holiday season gripped by COVID-19 and the parts of the world where peoples struggle in the cold and live in rubble with the next day not assured, victim to war and violence because of the absence of empathy from their leaders who choose war, power and intransigence over peace, goodwill and compromise. Nevertheless, may this holiday season bring much needed renewal and the new year bring peace, prosperity, goodwill, health and happiness. Note: The Nativity Clipart comes from a free image available in Clipart Library.

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

Wampus Brook Park, Armonk, NY

Mamaroneck, NY Note: Created to represent the dark winter of 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to record hospitalizations, numerous shutdowns, and most tragically of all – 1.05 million deaths worldwide and 248,000 deaths in the USA from 1 December 2020-27 February 2021 alone, figures that don't account for excess deaths related to COVID-19. This digital work of art was created using pandemic-related garbage (a discarded face mask and rubber glove) as well as various other pieces of garbage found over the last month that was placed over the darkest and dirtiest of snow I could find – so black in some places one wouldn’t recognize it as snow. The abundance of black and gray represents the darkness of this winter and the collective mourning the pandemic has brought. The white snowflake and splotch of white snow in the upper right corner represent hope, the flower symbolizes remembrance of all who lost their lives during this pandemic and the splash of reds serve a duo purpose. They both represent "toxic" snow since COVID-19 is clearly toxic to our well being, as well as health and life for we will overcome, we will prevail, and we will LIVE! COVID-19 Stats - Worldometers: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Mamaroneck, NY

Created from photos taken in Greenwich, CT, Larchmont, NY, New Rochelle, NY and Jacksonville, FL. from 9 July 2019-15 December 2019.

Mamaroneck, NY Note: I created this abstract from a photo I took in a snowstorm that dumped 8 inches of snow. I used the official colors of 2021 yellow and gray to exude hope -- hope the pandemic will finally end. I titled this picture since it was based on snow and naked branches and used the yellow to represent spring brightness and blossoms that are sure to follow this dark COVID-19 winter as the world is renewed. The white splotches represent a new beginning. Original Photo:

Mamaroneck, NY Note: Winter Contemplation consists of various colors conducive to the season. The grays represent the leaden sky that is prevalent before snowstorms as well as the absence of colors because of the absence of lush vegetation. The dark black from the top left corner to the bottom right corner represents gravel that is covered in snow (the white color of the broken glass in the upper portion and dirt in the lower portion creating dominance). A gray snowflake is barely visible at the top center of the arrangement to attest to the fact that snow cover is composed of millions of these tiny, intricate and delicate flakes. The large black circle represents negative space to symbolize the absence of spring, summer, and autumn, which are integral parts of the Earth’s seasonal cycle as well as the ineffective winter sun. The spacer rings represent the continuity of the seasons. The pale pink and red colors represent tepid warmth while the light blue color portrays winter cold and the season’s refreshing air. The smiling face depicts joy since it can be found in every season as we appreciate their unique characteristics the infinite preciousness of life.

New York, NY

Armonk, NY

White Plains and Rye, NY

Larchmont and Bronx, NY

Harbor Island, Mamaroneck, NY Note: Temperature at the time the photos were taken it was -4° F / -20° C.