THE BEST PHOTOS OF WINTER!
There has been much talk about "global warming." It's mostly hype and nonsense. But this winter (and the last one, too, for that matter) was anything but warm where I call home. As a matter of fact, we had loads of snow, several very cold periods, and an extended period of winter. It began prematurely in late October. There was a false warm-up in January, but that was followed by more intensive cold in Feb and March. April certainly has started out with a bang!
Here we post some of our best scenes of this winter past. We hope you enjoy the photographs. We have tried our best to bring out the best in Mother Nature! Enjoy!
Here is an example of what wet snow does to branches. They are erect one minute, and bent like ancients the next moment. A day later the lace is gone and things go back to "normal!
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Lighting in the Early Morning brings drama to Winter. Nothing like Morning Sun on leaf-less branches to bring out the stark contrasts....
Blizzards leave their own marks in the snow. The patterns are caused by swirling winds and micro areas of calm. The scenes speak for themselves!
Here on the mountain, the wind blows the powder snow around like smoke...
....and in the Valley, the afternoon shadows
play their games!
As the Winter wanes and the Valley fogs up, many layers of moisture combine to create some spectacular scenes.
An Old Farm Pond is covered with ice.....
...which eventually begins to melt in the warm afternoons....
The mules get fed beneath the fading light.....
The Setting Sun burns the snow-covered mountain....
...and so, the winters day is done!
Photography
by
Harald Hesstvedt Scharnhorst
copyright 2018, reproduction by permission only
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