Tag: winter
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Dipping My Toes
While the sub-zero wind chill didn’t dampen the beauty of the sunset’s soft glow on Lake Superior, I did not dip my toes in the frigid waters while taking a break mid-run to soak in the scene. But I have resolved to dip my toes back into blogging this year, after extended breaks the last…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monochromatic
Ice and snow are beautifully monochromatic. As beautiful as it can be on Lake Superior, hoping that winter is still a few months off! Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. “Monochromatic” is this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge; further details on how…
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Afternoon Dose of Vitamin D
Breaking free from cabin fever seems to have been the theme this month with some of my fellow northern bloggers. Earlier this month, Heather from “Our Adventures Up North” expressed the frustration of these often gray winter days, in this post, while Kathy of “Lake Superior Spirit” shared deep-winter thoughts from her side of the Big Lake, here, along…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Reverse) Symmetry
With this week’s photo challenge theme in mind, I headed out to the ice … the colder temperatures of February have created icebergs on Lake Superior and a solid pile of ice slowly building out from shore. It was 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 Celsius) as I parked the car late afternoon yesterday. By the time I…
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Sometimes You Need to Hear the Waves
A photo is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the picture is not complete without engagement of the other senses. Photographs are wonderful for capturing a serene sunset, or for trying to convey the beauty of Lake Superior’s icy shore as the sky turns that soft purple hue in the moments between sunset and darkness. I have…
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