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  • New England Landscape Photography

    New England Landscape Photography

    Some photos I’d like to share with you. No worries if amateur photography isn’t your thing. If it is, I hope you enjoy. Click on the pictures to open at full size.

    Snowy Morning

    Snow Covered Shrubs
    Snowy Morning – After a sticky snow, I caught this image of the landscape plastered with beautiful whiteness.

    New England Barn through Icy Window

    New England Barn through Icy Window
    New England Barn through Icy Window – Looking through ice crystals to see the outline of an old New England Barn.

    Holzhausen in the Snow

    Holzhausen in Snow
    Holz hausen in the snow – A Holz hausen woodpile plastered by snow.

    New England Winter Sunset

    New England Winter Sunset
    New England Winter Sunset – The sun sets through our kitchen window nightly. The two large trees in the foreground are sugar maples.

    Angelic Wings

    Angelic Wings
    Angelic Wings – I was inspired when the path of a bird’s feet ended leaving marks from angelic wings.

    Intimate Angelic Wings

    Intimate Angelic Wings
    Intimate Angelic Wings – A closeup of the pattern in the snow where a bird took flight.
  • Jack Frost Exceedingly Bad Day

    Jack Frost Exceedingly Bad Day

    Yesterday we had snow, then rain, then ice and then snow again.  When I woke this morning it was a frigid 26 degrees.

    You’d think I’d be used to spring snow.  I’ve lived in southern New England all my life where the weather is anything but predictable.

    I’m not.

    Every time Jack Frost lays waste to the landscape I’m surprised.  Yesterday Jack was having an exceedingly bad day.

    While the pictures below show plants at their worst I assure you they’ll be fine.  In a few day they’ll look as good as when it was in the sixties last week.

    Hellebore (Helleborus sp.) sent to Hell
    Hellebore (Helleborus sp.) thrives in weather like this. In a few days you won’t know the plant was under half an inch of ice and snow.

    Japanese Cornel Dogwood (Cornus officinalis) on Ice
    Can you can see the layer of ice on this Japanese Cornel Dogwood (Cornus officinalis)?

    Pansy (Viola sp.) Covered in Ice
    This pansy is in for a rough couple weeks. Most of the foliage will turn brown and die.  Growth deep inside the plant will survive.  It’s going to take time.  I should have brought the plant inside BEFORE the cold weather arrived.

    Daffodils (Narcissus sp.) Laid to Waste
    These poor Daffodils (Narcissus sp.) were laid out on the lawn. I can’t say the flowers will look as good as they did before the snow. However, they will right themselves and shine again in a few days.

    Tailgatecicles
    Mr. Science Guy how does water run and freeze at the same time?

    Icy on the Outside Warm on the Inside
    The first thing I did this morning was get wood to build a fire. The twine holding the tarp is surrounded by thick ice.

    What’s the weather like where you live?