Tuesday, February 18, 2014

In the Snow Globe

It feels like we're in a perpetual snow globe - yesterday, the precipitation that fell from the sky included huge snow flakes, granular hail, freezing rain and some actual rain. There was lightening and thunder, too.

While I am admittedly tired of the snow, slush, and all the cold we've endured this winter, I couldn't help but marvel at the pretty, soft flakes falling from the sky as I drove around town. I decided to stop and go for an impromptu photo walk along one of the numerous trails that weave alongside the local slough.

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I run with a group on Sunday mornings, and we often take this trail. It winds along the water's edge, away from the road traffic and keeps us sheltered from the wind - I often want to stop and capture it, but that would interrupt the flow of the run. Today was a perfect time to capture its essence.

The Running Trail #snow #snowglobe
Winter's Calm
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Shared with Tuesdays Around the World. Hoping this is the last snow of the season, but I'm not holding my breath!

7 comments:

  1. It looks so peaceful when it hasn't been disturbed with any traffic.

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  2. Glad that you can still find some inspiration in all that snow Shirley -- the mallard is spectacular! xo

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  3. It seems as though you have been having snow constantly since about October now. I find it amazing that you can still find the beauty in it after all this time and all the difficulties that the snow must have caused. I hope for you that it is the last snow of the season and that spring will come soon for you. xx

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  4. it really does feel like being in a snow globe. Perfect analogy, Shirley.
    And we're back in it again today. :-(
    It really has been very pretty, but I'm a bit weary of it now.

    These are such lovely scenes that you have captured. I especially love the duck.

    Happy day to you!

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  5. These are beautiful! Although I truly enjoy your winter pictures I'm very happy to be back in the 70s for daytime highs. Hope some our warmth makes its way to you soon!

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  6. I know that this crazy non-stop winter weather has had most of us moaning at one point or another - but you can't argue with the striking beauty of it all. Fabulous pictures.

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  7. I'm in Denver for a few days and your description sounds like what we had last night. Hope it melts in time for your run.

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