Tag: Winter
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One Last Frolic In The Snow
There’s one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor’s. Clyde Moore
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A Few Photos and Thoughts About Photography
There was concern at the onset of winter about what direction the photography would take, but surprisingly nature never disappointed through the cold days. The lakes offered a continuing transformation of ice and light and throughout the seasons of the year, the ever-changing qualities and appearance of water has remained my main area of fascination.…
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Fine Time For A Visit
Looking toward the billowing clouds in the sky during the morning, one could almost imagine it was going to be a somewhat normal Wednesday. All of that changed when you stepped outside and looked toward the trees swaying and bending and the water whipping across the lake. Rarely sighted on this lake, the bufflehead chose…
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I Promised Myself I Would Not Cry…
I promised myself I would not cry when this wonderful weather spell ended and I’m going to hold myself to that promise. We managed to break two records this week when we reached 67 degrees twice and I do not recall ever seeing our local lakes flowing with water and people already in their yards working…
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A Berry Binge
Dear Diet, Things just aren’t going to work between us. It’s not me, it’s you. You’re tasteless, boring & I can’t stop cheating on you. someecards.com
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Ice Ice Baby
Some may cringe when they think of the song Ice Ice Baby, but in the right frame of mind it lands on my list of favorite songs with icy cold titles. Cold As Ice – Foreigner Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice She’s So Cold – The Rolling Stones Freeze Frame – J. Geils Band Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out – Bruce Springsteen
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Summer In February
It was a beautiful summer weekend with blue skies, sunshine, and record-setting warm temperatures. The only indication that it was actually February, and not June, was the frozen lakes. While I did not see any people laying out in the sun, only swans, the parks were full of bike riders and walkers in shorts and…
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Ice Formation Rorschach Test
I’m not one usually to play guessing games, but if this was a Rorschach test my guess is a hawk chasing a frog in the first photo and a frog hopping onto a lily pad in the second photo. Maybe I’ve been spending a little too much time out in the freezing cold this winter.
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February Melt
A February melt can be a good thing when you are counting the days until the kayak can be back in the water, but when it occurs on your kitchen floor when the refrigerator breaks, it can quickly turn into a February meltdown.
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