On the day after Christmas, we had a 4 or 5 inch snowfall and then, with a day or so in between, we had another storm just like the first. This is the first real snow we’ve had since the Halloween storm of 2011. These pictures were taken during shoveling breaks.
The snowy roads make us drive slower, which means we have more time to admire the landscape.
The snow on the trails isn’t deep enough to warrant snow shoes, which means I huff and puff a little more, which might mean that I’ll burn more calories, and that’s always a good thing.
Light, fluffy snow covers everything.
I decided to see what would happen if I took pictures of the snow at night with a flash. Even though they were shot in macro mode these photos have to be cropped to about 1/10-1/20th of their original size to show any real detail.
In this one you can see what looks like the geometric shape of a single snowflake in the middle/lower right corner. An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion drops of water vapor.
The snow seems to deepen the blue of the sky and the morning after the storm it was beautiful. The color finding software I use to cheat color blindness tells me it is cornflower blue.
To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake it is necessary to stand out in the cold ~Anonymous
I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s celebration. Thanks for stopping in.
I’m jealous. No snow here – yet. So yep, pretty photos and pretty jealous. Dave
Thanks David. I’m sure you’ll get your share of snow before too long.
Such pretty photos, Allen…I love those first two, especially…my kind of place. 🙂
Thanks Scott. I think we’ve caught up to you now in snow depth.
You probably have. 🙂
Lovely photos in this post, especially that first one!
Thank you Kim.
Everything looks beautiful in the snow… Happy New Year!
Thank you Meg. Same to you and happy trails!
Beautiful snow pictures! We haven’t had that much snow here in Grand Haven Michigan, but we are due for some lake effect snow tomorrow.
So this was the real snowstorm since Halloween of 2011 for you? What about 2012? I guess I have a hard time remembering that far back, I’ll have to go check my pictures I took last winter.
Thanks for posting.
🙂
Thanks! We didn’t really have any snow in 2012 at all. In 2011 it snowed on Halloween and that was it, so we’ve been in a snow drought for a while now. If I remember correctly several parts of the country had the same problem. I missed the snow, but not the shoveling.
These are really beautiful photos. With the new camera, right?
Thanks Sue. Yes, these were all taken with the new camera except the trail and road shots. I’m having a lot of fun with that Panasonic!
You have some very pretty shots here! My favorite is the second one though. I can imagine walking that trail.
Thanks Montucky. That trail is close to my house so I walk it fairly regularly. It’s a nice, quiet spot.
I took some shots just like your road and trail, and that after the very same storm. Great minds think alike!
There isn’t much of anything else to shoot!
Our blizzard results are starting to melt somewhat. It’s off the trees. I’d never thought to take nighttime snow pictures.It’s on my agenda for tonight. THanks
You’re welcome. It’s a little tricky because you can’t really see what you’re taking a picture of very well.
Photos with snow can be difficult, you’ve done a great job here! I’m jealous of the last shot with blue sky, unless we get a really cold snap here with winds directly out of the north, it may be a couple of months before we see that again.
Thanks! I know what you mean about photographing snow-20 rejects for every one I keep. It’s really amazing that the sky becomes so blue after a snow storm-almost as if the snow scrubs it clean. Which, in a way, I guess it does.
I wouldn’t know about that, it will be March before I see a blue sky, unless I get out of this area for a while. 😉
Fabulous shots!!!
Thank you Rexlin!
beautiful shots indeed!
beautiful shots!
Thank you!
Hooray for snow! These are wonderful images, Allen! I love the quote, too. Happy New Year!
Thank you Melanie, and the same to you!
I love the photo of the clematis seed head imitating a jelly fish. 🙂
Thanks James! It does look a bit like a jelly fish doesn’t it?
Beautiful shots. Somehow I am reminded of Robert Frost and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” even if your shots were taken in the day. Here in suburban Virginia, snow is viewed as more of a hindrance when we do get. You’ve highlighted wonderfully its beauty.
Thanks Mike. I know you and many others don’t see much snow, so I thought I’d show you some-we have plenty!