the zebra & the tree
White County, Arkansas
Somewhere, out there, beyond the gate…
Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the world, and that nobody loves them now and that nobody will ever love them, and that they will never have a decent night’s sleep again and will spend their lives wandering blearily around a loveless landscape, hoping desperately that their circumstances will improve, but suspecting, in their heart of hearts, that they will remain unloved forever. The best thing to do in these circumstances is to wake somebody else up, so that they can feel this way, too.
— Lemony Snicket
35 Comments
Arjan - PlasticDaisy
January 28, 2011I go away for 2 months and you have a new design! :) Nice job! And this zebra is really cool! It’s somewhat weird as I would expect a horse :)
Arnd
January 28, 2011This dreamscape is hauntingly beautiful. I wonder how the zebra got roped into this winter scene.
fabrizio
January 29, 2011wow!!!! What will she think of snow? a very beautiful image, nice week end
Christopher
January 29, 2011What a fabulous shot! Really intriguing and beautifully constructed!
John Prior
January 29, 2011Great, very unexpected, which adds a lot to this nice image.
yiannis krikis
January 29, 2011I like very much your winter landscapes – excellent work
yz
January 29, 2011what an unexpectable capture! fantastic
jess
January 29, 2011For whatever reason this makes me giggle, like receiving one of those cards that are initially vague while a quip-y slogan awaits inside. I wish I could think of one now that I said that out loud. Lovely happenstance!
paolo
January 29, 2011Zebra and snow ! looks incredible but really nice.
Nick
January 29, 2011Lots of zebra in Arkansas?? NIce design.
Mark Johnson
January 29, 2011beautiful and surreal.
JMS*
January 30, 2011Bonjour monsieur le Zèbre… “que vous me semblez curieux ?”
Krunal
January 30, 2011fantastic shot, superb composition
javga
January 30, 2011Look at that! I love this dreamy and surrealistic setting with the zebra.
shoreacres
January 30, 2011Such a sad, haunting photo. Were it not for the snow, it could be one of our abysmal west Texas “exotic game ranch” scenes.
I suspect it’s no mistake you paired the image with the quotation – that’s loneliness personified.
rian
January 30, 2011woah.. you do have zebras in arkansas?! zebras & snow, what an odd combination.. :D
Marcie
January 30, 2011Hauntingly beautiful. I’m assuming this zebra is not in Arkansas..and that you’ve ‘created’ this stunning dreamscape!
Michael Rawluk
January 30, 2011That is gorgeous. i love the tones and the pose the beasty is giving.
Kala
January 31, 2011Beautiful tones and composition, although I would not expect to see a zebra in Arkansas. I feel sorry for the animal – its far from home.
Ginnie
January 31, 2011I am so LOLing, Sherri. The image is so incredulous…but finding that quote to go with it is pure genius. This is one of my favorites of your posts ever. :)
Beat
January 31, 2011this composition is outstanding. great job!
Ken
January 31, 2011This photo has a universal appeal to it. I would love to see a revisit to it in the Spring. :)
Turnbill
January 31, 2011I didn’t realize they were indigenous to Arkansas!
Terry H.
January 31, 2011Come to Arkansas where the Zebra and Antelope play. Very cool shot Sherri.
S. Fann
January 31, 2011hey Sherri firstly sweet, very sweet verses/quote there (— Lemony Snicket) :) and yes secondly gorgeously framed, lovely piece.
Otto K.
January 31, 2011doesn’t seem like this was in Arkansas. :) very cool.
Pavan Kaul
February 1, 2011A picture of perfection…great composition and lovely tones!
Stephen Phillips
February 1, 2011Trees in Arkansas I’ve witnessed in large numbers. The zebra was a bit of a surprise.
Rue Du Lavoir
February 2, 2011Très curieuse cette photo. Il est sortie de nulle part ce zèbre.
Mais ce qui est sûr, c’est que la pose nous va bien et il embellit la photo.
Nalin Harsha
February 7, 2011very simple.. yet very effective.
Wave Mutilator
February 8, 2011This is bizarre! Awesome catch. He’s a bit far from home, it would seem.
....peter:)
May 20, 2011Great photo Sherri but for a Zebra to wake up in the snow has to be even worse than Lemony Snicket’s dream :-(….peter:)
I like the tree:)
Chris Cardelli
August 24, 2011What a refreshingly bizarre and completely interesting image. What more can I say? Conceptually fantastic.
t. becque
March 4, 2012What a photo! Such an intriguing combination of elements.
kyungmee
March 15, 2012very cool image..like the mood!