Winter Break In Photos

At  the  Lamberton  Conservatory  in 

Highland Park, Rochester, NY,  there 

were few  blooms.  But  the few that 

were  there were refreshing, and the 

warmth  of  the  conservatory was  a 

welcome relief from the winter cold. 

Here are  a  few photos  I took today. 

Photos © Rick Burnett Baker 

All Rights Reserved.

Winter's Affair

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frost 

the trees have no leaves. 

I gather my lust in the 

winter sky. 

along your horizon, 

sunlight dances to its 

frozen demise. 

Photo/Poem © 2012, 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Crossing The Line

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"We talk of thin lines 

between this or that. 

Search the line you're 

walking, the horizon 

you're viewing, the future 

you're seeking. 

There's a thin line between 

infinite sky and frozen, 

fallow Earth. 

It can be crossed only 

by imagination." 

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Lovers and Life, Seasons and Living

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sunlight on a January afternoon

winter is like lovers growing old. 

veins and bone emerge in proud 

traditions of season.  foundations

of life are transparent.  no secrets,

no pretense.  no need to guide 

the journey:  simply listen to the 

water of a stream become a river. 

Photo/Poem © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo taken by R. Baker.  January 23, 2015 at English Rd. and Long Pond Rd, Greece, NY. 

One Step, Two Steps, Many Steps More

Today was a photo day, and the subject 

was the Monroe County Clerk's Building, 

here in Rochester, NY.

These are stairways in this grand old lobby. 

I wonder how much money it would take 

to build a building like this today.  

They don't build them like they used to. 

(Click on photos to enlarge)

Photos © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

           All Rights Reserved

January Poised

mid-winter waiting 


forest is the snow now. 
spine, bone and outline 
are silhouette against nature. 

what is living I see as dead,
faithfully waiting against 
changes fathomed, unseen.

my footsteps shatter silence 
on delicate flakes of ice.  I'll 
wake the darkness for sunrise. 



Photo/Poem © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker

Step Aside

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"We walk across, toward, 

over or through seasons 

with little thought. 

Take time to step aside

and see where you are." 

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Clinging To The Past

"When sunlight strikes 

at just the right angle, 

the past can be seen 

clinging to the day."  

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Port Of Call

                         
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journey

religiosity is 

manifest 

as 

movement felt, 

heard, 

witnessed; 

curiosity 

questions from 

where to where. 

stand firm, 

hands upward. 

shed all 

temporal 

residue of life.

the sky 

consumes

extent views 

of faith:

I watch 

as a prayer,

my eye 

trusting one 

point of 

light.

Photo/Poem © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Barnstorming Western New York

Barns have stories and lifetimes to tell.  Here are a few I've met during the past couple of weeks.

The first six of these photos were taken today, but all have been taken between Kendall, NY to the west of Rochester and Pultneyville, NY to the east near the shores of Lake Ontario.

Photos ©2014, 2015 Rick Burnett Baker

Landscape Of Grace

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"When seasons and nature are harsh and brutal, 

the landscape offers grace and forgiveness."  

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo taken by R. Baker near Castile, NY and Letchworth State Park. 

Edge of Life

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"On the edge of Earth 

trees turn toward Heaven. 

There's no fear 

in a tree."  

-Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo/Text © 2015 Rick Burnett Baker 

Photo taken by R. Baker at Letchworth State Park, New York.