Occassionally, it is a winter wonderland

Ann McRae

So I regularly rant about hating winter. Then, once in a blue moon or rarer, we have one of those days fit for a movie set. When the dew point and air temperature are close to each other, hoar frost forms. That was the case today, but early sky conditions were overcast. On returning home from a few errands, the sun was out and I had a free half hour. Here is what I've come up with (FWIW, air temp at this time was about -7C (19.4F).

Wishing that I had beat the sanding truck:
















Forecast for later this weeked: -20C!!!

ann

joshhuntnm

makes me cold looking at them. Nice.

Chrissiebeez_NL

nice! like #2

schmoo

Beautiful, Ann! I mean, it's beautiful as long as you're properly prepared for the chill. It's gorgeous where you are not but I would pass up the chance to take shots like that if I didn't have good gloves.

Thanks for sharing! Down here it's tepid and wet.

Ann McRae

joshhuntnm wrote:

makes me cold looking at them. Nice.

Thanks! Even when it is bitterly cold, if the sky is blue, it's not so bad!


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Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:

nice! like #2

Thanks, Chris!

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schmoo wrote:

Beautiful, Ann! I mean, it's beautiful as long as you're properly prepared for the chill. It's gorgeous where you are not but I would pass up the chance to take shots like that if I didn't have good gloves.

Thanks for sharing! Down here it's tepid and wet.

Hi Stephanie

It is -20C right now. Interestingly, the frost still hangs to the branches. We dropped the dog off at his grandparents, about an hour outside the city, today (we are escaping to Riviera Maya shortly). The frost out in the ocuntry is about 2 inches thick - never seen it quite like that before. Was an amazing drive. If I have time after I pack, I'll process a few photos.

At -7C, a half hour without gloves or hat is okay. Much longer and you need them. I can't run the controls on the cam with gloves, so thats my limit anyway.

ann

JenGrace

Great job exposing the snow and ice! At first I thought number 1 was an IR shot. Beautiful scenes, and something we'll never see in Orlando.

Ann McRae

JenW wrote:

Great job exposing the snow and ice! At first I thought number 1 was an IR shot. Beautiful scenes, and something we'll never see in Orlando.

Isn't that funny - maybe that is why I don't like IR - it looks like winter!

Thanks Jen!

ann

Elaine

Oh, neat-o! Amazing frost! I really love the blue and white in #2, 3, 4 and the frosty details in #7. Stay warm and keep shootin'!

Moni

Ann McRae wrote:

... air temp at this time was about -7C (19.4F).
...

Ha, I love being Canadian!
Colour, labour, neighbour, favourite, cheque, toque!

Ok, now that is out of my system, good shots!

Grainbelt

love that brisk winter blue sky.

Been cloudy here most days lately.

Ann McRae

Elaine wrote:

Oh, neat-o! Amazing frost! I really love the blue and white in #2, 3, 4 and the frosty details in #7. Stay warm and keep shootin'!

Thanks, Elaine. My ability to stay warm improves dramatically shortly - I am headed to Mexico!

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Moni wrote:

Ha, I love being Canadian!
Colour, labour, neighbour, favourite, cheque, toque!

Ok, now that is out of my system, good shots!

Where were you when I needed support in Glacier?

How do you pronounce "decal"? And no one had heard the word 'toque' before

Thanks for lookin, Monica.

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Grainbelt wrote:

love that brisk winter blue sky.

Been cloudy here most days lately.

Same here, grain - love blue skies but they have been few and far between for sure!

ann

aktse

Wow! So pretty!

You actually make me want to visit! Well done!

photocat

Now that is why I want to move from UK to New Mexico... Give me heath and sun. Nonetheless, beautiful crisp photographs, a winter wonderland indeed.
Nice shots, the colors are spectacular. The whites nice and shiny whites. Me like! ;o)))

Moni

Ann McRae wrote:

Where were you when I needed support in Glacier?

How do you pronounce "decal"? And no one had heard the word 'toque' before

Thanks for lookin, Monica.

ann

D-cal
Sorry for no support in Glacier but I'm new here...and I spent a lot of time already away from class and in San Francisco.

Have fun in Mexico. I have to wait until Jan 18 when I go to Cuba.

Julia

Ann McRae wrote:

And no one had heard the word 'toque' before

OK, as an American, I have seen the word toque all over the place for years... but only just last week learned how it's pronouced.

Gorgeous shots!!!! The sky is so amazingly blue... and the detail of the frost is awesome. I can't believe how it manages to coat every nook and cranny. I particularly love the red pop of color in the 7th one... the berry, or pod, or whatever the heck that is. (I know nothing about plants. )

Julia

spechtal

Excellent Frost photos Ann. It has been incredibly beautiful around here for the last few days. I have been trying to get a few shots of it myself. I live next to a lake that is open all year round, so our frost just keeps building too, although it has been quite cloudy here.

Have an excellent time in Mexico