Winter Snapshots

by Earl on January 30, 2010

in Photography

Maggie and Foster

Maggie and Foster - 'You sure it's not cold?'

Winter has made another appearance in a big way. It began as snow yesterday evening before sundown and is supposed to continue in some form most of today. Currently I can hear frozen rain/ice hitting the windows.

Neighborhood Snow

Neighborhood Snow

There’s perhaps 5-6 inches accumulation so far and more in the forecast. The temperature will drop to 13F tonight and 12F tomorrow night — no melting for a while.

It’s after all only the end of January so my wishing for spring was much too soon.

Night Snow

Night Snow

I would like to wish my wife, Bonnie, a very Happy Birthday today!

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1 don January 30, 2010 at 11:53 am

A fine winter series. I like the dog’s checking things out. The wintery neighborhood shot looks so good – could be a fine post card. The night snow has its own special flavor. Nice post today.

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2 Earl Moore January 30, 2010 at 6:19 pm

Thanks, Don. I simply grabbed the camera this morning and took some quick shots, they’re snapshots more then anything else.

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3 Paul January 30, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Fine winter scenes, there Earl. Here, as usual it seems, we got less snow than you did. Probably on the order of 2 – 4 inches. We got lots of sleet and the snow is quite crispy and crunchy. I’m sure that Maggie and Foster enjoyed it … from the looks of it, at least Maggie did! :-)

I just witness and unusual scene. Kids sliding down the hill on sleds! They must have moved from out of state and brought the sleds with them.

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4 Earl Moore January 30, 2010 at 6:22 pm

Paul, thanks. Our started out as snow and stayed that way until sometime early morning. It then turned into sleet . We’re a little north of Charlotte and those few miles seem to make a difference. Hope you have a great weekend.

Why don’t you see if those kids will let you borrow their sled! :-)

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5 Paul January 30, 2010 at 9:13 pm

I think that I’ll skip the sled borrowing. I tend to like my vehicles, these days, with steering and brakes! It did look like fun, though!

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6 Markus January 30, 2010 at 5:51 pm

My best birthday wishes for your wife, Earl!

For me it’s #2 – the scenery reminds me a bit of a Breughel painting.
Here we’ve got a nice amount of snow, too, and the kids went out into the garden to build a snowman. This kind of winter with fresh snow I like much better than those grey days when the roads are more dirty than anything else.

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7 Earl Moore January 30, 2010 at 6:24 pm

Thank-you, Markus, I will pass your wishes on to my wife.

I like the fresh snow to but not so much once it turns grey or brown. The fresh snow reminds me of when I was a kid.

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8 Yvonne January 30, 2010 at 11:36 pm

In the first picture the dog inside…looks like he just wants to stay in! Enjoy the snow

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9 Earl January 31, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Both Maggie and Foster are rescue dogs. Maggie is full of energy and always eager to run and explore (she’s got some Whippet or Greyhound in her) while Foster (Basset-hound & Golden Lab) is much more laid back, unless you’re talking about food. Foster is happy to let Maggie go first and while he waits to see the results.

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10 Monte Stevens January 31, 2010 at 8:12 am

First of all , Happy Birthday to Bonnie!

I really like the first image as Foster seems very hesitant to step outside, so your title seems fitting. It seems to me 5-6 inches is a lot of snow for your area. If I’m not mistaken, didn’t you just have snow recently, maybe even last year?

Did you make a snowman or have a snowball fight? Did Bonnie win the snowball fight?

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11 Earl January 31, 2010 at 2:50 pm

Thanks, Monte. I think she had a quiet but nice birthday.

Yes, this has already been a cold and snowy winter compared to what we’ve experienced with recent winters.

No snowballs fights or snowmen. But we made a heck of a dent in a birthday cake while holding up at home. ;-)

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12 Monte Stevens January 31, 2010 at 6:46 pm

Way to go Earl!!

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13 Mark January 31, 2010 at 12:06 pm

Ha! I love the caption on the first image Earl. We have not much snow anymore, but it is certainly just as cold.

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14 Earl January 31, 2010 at 2:54 pm

If Foster could talk that’s about what he would of been saying. He stood with his head poked out the doggie door for 3-4 minutes trying to make up his mind about stepping into that white stuff. But then he’s half Basset-hound so 6 inches of snow means his belly drags. :-)

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