Friday, January 6, 2017

Winter Wonderland

Happy New Year!!!! 
Its been quite a while since my last post so this one is going to have quite a few photos in it. The weather has been snowy and cold and really really pretty if you are a photographer or like the winter weather. I took all of these pictures on December 29th and 30th when we had some really pretty fluffy snow and also when the icicles were refreezing. The light and the swirling snow is so pretty and I love being able to capture it with my camera ... 

These first few are of the icicles on the edge of my sister's house. I really like the textures from them melting and refreezing .. 


 I loved the way the light shined through the ice in this picture


The driveway during one of the snow squalls



my sisters back yard -- loved the little tree 

and the pond 


I loved the snow on the pine tree on the left 


a stone fence on the side of the road -- loved the snowy coating 


some ornaments in the rhododendron outside 



The next several photos are snowy scenes from the back yard -- the snow was so pretty and I could not stop taking pictures of it falling. I tried to give a variety of the different views. Enjoy 

















This is one of the decorations it the yard as it was getting darker. I loved the contrast 



The next series of photos is from Friday -- when it was a beautiful sunny day and the snow was still around but not falling. I love the contrast of the white and the blue sky

This pine tree coated with snow against the blue sky was picture perfect 


Red berries against in the snow always pretty 



the neighbor's back yard -- looked like a christmas postcard 


the morning light over the snow was really nice 

another postcard worthy scene 


a line of pine trees in the snow -- love the way the branches were coated 


the little red shed on the side added the perfect accent 



the neighbors fence -- so rustic in the snow 

and finally my sister's house in the snow and blue sky -- the pine trees in the snow make it a perfect scene 

Thank you as always for sharing my journey with me. I hope you have enjoyed the winter wonderland that I shared. Since winter is just starting, I'm sure I will be taking and sharing many more interesting and beautiful scenes.