Mystical Queens: Lady Evening

Lady Evening (Vechernitsa).

My photography inspired by myths. About a character from Slavic legends of the Vechernitsa (rus) - spirit of the bright evening star in the sky that lead the way in the night.

She came on summer evenings, descending from the sky, covered with a purple haze, collecting herbs and flowers burned by the midday sun. Her silver hair held the light of a distant star, her glance penetrated into the very depths of forests, waters, and skies. She kept this forest from evil eyes, showed the way to lost souls. Her weightless tread and warm breath could be heard behind someone, wandering alone through the fields that were illuminated by the last rays of the disappearing crimson. Violet dreams and the quiet flight of bats circling in the dark sky were her faithful companions. Evening was her time, with the first glimmer of dawn, she lays down on the wild grasses and became a cold dew that sparkles silver in the smoky mist...