Samuel's declaration greeted me on our back porch this morning.
(& it reminds me of the scene in my favorite movie, room with a view,
when george climbs to the top of a tree and shouts 'truth! beauty!')
the snow started midday &, truly, fell at about an inch per hour! it was windy, too, so the snow was in our faces most of the time. as you can see, we didn't mind :)
the boys wore their running shoes in the snow. all winter boots are outgrown & have not been replaced. i offered plastic bags, but (for some reason) these were declined.
to each his own.
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| photo by Mike |
you might recall that, about a week ago, we had no heat.
oh, my! i am so.very.glad to hear this lovely unit
humming along so magnificently.
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| winter lavender with snowy webs |
& to our great fortune, it has been almost all SNOW falling from our skies - unlike our neighbors farther east. we had only a thin crust of ice on top of the snow this morning (packing down our seven inches to more like five on the ruler). &, briefly, we had freezing rain turning to sleet turning, quickly, back to snow this morning. in fact, it is actually still snowing as i type this! we think our total will be closer to ten inches when it finally ends this evening.
they tell me there's nothing like playing a little two-hand tag football
in the driving snow.
so, i was trying to figure out what, exactly, i should start taking time-lapse photos of that was not too far from my front door. i took a few different series, and The Tree won. (runners up were The Bird Bath and The Path.)
in a similar vein, i decided to also take a time-lapse series of the Base of Me.
(never fear, unlike the tree, i went inside & got warm between takes.)
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| it's starting to look like the snow has measles! |
our youngest went down to a friend's house for the evening, and we thought to trail along behind for a short walk in the snow. as he sprinted on down the hill (in aforementioned running shoes), we decided on a much abbreviated walk and turned around for home. (did i mention all the snow and wind? it was cold!)
this morning, i enjoyed tromping around the yard with the camera!
snow pictures are so, well, snowy...everything just white.
but i like these few, that offer a little contrast.
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| sunflower patterns on the back porch |
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| teardrop icicles on the camellia |
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| evergreen snowflake |
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| rust & algae |
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| dogwood buds |
it continues to snow, so the shovels remain in repose.
