Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A Winter's Day

Look familiar? Seems like I was just walking up this street with green grass and crisp leaves on the trees. Amazing how snow changes scenery!

Talking a walk in January in Central NY takes about as much preparation as an outer space expedition. Two pairs of socks, a pair of gloves under the mittens, coat, scarf, hat...and I still wasn't warm!
Flip-flops: making life easier. Summer, I miss you.


I have a strange fascination with taking shadow pictures. That's me, by the way ;). Could you tell? No?

Half way down my street, I had lost all feeling in my nose. Not the best sensation. But what a glorious day!

My usual haunt was a little, umm, snowbound. So I turned my sights (and frozen nose) elsewhere.

A very lonely park. Very photo-genic too...

Ooooh, look....more shadows!

My first attempt at the self-portrait. Whoops! But I thought it was kind of neat in a strange, accidental sort of way....
You know you're a bad photographer when some of your best photos are taken by accident.

THERE we go. These things are harder to take then they look =)

This picture actually has no more significance to it than for the fact it was such a lovely, empty bit of snow. What a perfect place for a snow angel! Sadly, it was too cold to lay in a snow drift that day. So I decided against it. Then again....
Beautiful, isn't it? Almost worth freezing over. Or...not really. At all. Brrr!
My very cold, very snowy self after the temporary lapse into childishness and insanity.

I lingered on this street for awhile, just closing my eyes in the warm sunlight. Warm-ER sunlight. Warm-ISH sunlight. You know what...never mind. It was sunlight.

A clear blue sky. Love it, love it.

Yup, this was priceless. Finding out AFTER you get home why you nearly froze during that last bit of road, and why lying in a snow drift was probably a pneumonia death-wish. As I said (and I repeat), BRRR!

Happy winter, everyone!

posted by Lydia

3 comments:

  1. Good photography as always :) But at least it was in the positives ya know! So what if it's not above freezing?

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  2. Oh.... *sigh*
    beautiful snow! ;)
    Simply delightful.... <3

    Love & Blessings~ Jen

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  3. Lydia, what beautiful pictures!!! Looks like you had a VERY nice walk....(beautiful lighting...eh?)

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