the snowy day

i have many favorite children's books, with lovely memories from my childhood (& bibliophile parents) as well as my own children's early years.  one book from both is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.  (i, actually, always enjoyed his book Peter's Chair more, but The Snowy Day is a classic.)  i love, love, love the illustrations for these books.  & today was such a day.

crunch, crunch, crunch.

a snowy day.

but, really, this post is a modest homage to Ansel Adams.  whose work i have adored for several decades.  long ago, my favorite photography with my old film camera was working in black-and-white.  which, really, means working in shades of gray.

crunch, crunch, crunch.

a snowy day.

dogwood buds

ski pants are really noisy.

so is fluffy snow.

birdbath

three clothespins

ladder left overnight

still empty

the four sisters