Tag: snow
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Autumn’s Last Breath — And a Peek of Winter (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 2)
The mums are still blooming, and the later-turning trees continue their attempts to embrace the palette of Fall, even while Winter tries to push in several weeks early with its monochromatic color scheme! Grateful that Mother Nature finds a way to make it pretty, even as we curse winter’s early arrival — the change…
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Heelllooo, Spring? Are You There?
Day 2 of “Spring” in Duluth, Minnesota. A fresh, wet, heavy blanket of snow coated the city. Lake Superior will not release her grip on the ice-covered shore. As the lights come on in Canal Park, one could be convinced it was Christmas time, as opposed to approaching April. “At least it’s pretty” is wearing thin…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Perspective can change not only based on depth of field but also color. Can you tell which is snow and which is sand? No cheating now, look carefully and make your guess before scrolling down. Did you guess? OK, scroll down for the perspective reveal … further … almost there … Voila! Just can’t seem…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
My blog has been neglected of late, as the cup of life overfloweth. My camera has been busy, but it has been at high school Nordic ski races, music concerts and the like. So, I intentionally set aside a few minutes today to tackle this week’s Challenge: the three-picture story. With a fresh foot of…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure
How appropriate that the photos I selected to illustrate “treasure” are not the best quality photographs, but rather snapped on the fly (or, should I say, “on the ski”) with my phone this weekend. I had another post almost completed for this week’s challenge, but it became apparent to me on a relaxing ski through the woods with…
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