At Last, a Local Snowstorm
It had been a long time since my NYC-CT axis received a worthwhile snowfall, but the drought finally ended this month (at least in Fairfield County) just in time to provide a pictorial portfolio for my February blog.
All these photos were taken in and around our weekend house in Easton, CT. And by the way, I didn’t even touch my Canon and Sony cameras for this one – everything (including this b&w print) is courtesy of an iPhone.
You can’t see it, but underneath that snowy clump about 100 feet from the house is my hot-tub, which admittedly is rarely in use during the dead
of winter.
You’ve undoubtedly seen this view before, but it’s one of my favorites – and sometimes even on a nice winter day, I manage to sneak in a little downtime on the hammock.
Just look at this nice thick snow . . .
. . . . but here’s some that’s even thicker.
The car needs some brushing off, but the mini-barn is snug in its element.
Here’s a twist that caught my eye.
One of my tips for photographing a fresh snow is to look for a white border atop horizontal tree limbs.
That’s our house – from a distance, up close, and inside-looking-out.
Taken from inside the house – a row of icicles plus a telescopic view of the nearest highway.
What a wife! Barbara is out there early, scouting the grounds and dutifully brushing snow off the front steps for our seven dogs.
Speaking of dogs – here are ## 8,9, and 10.
Back to the thick snow . . .
. . . and some hardy growth.
This is my choice tree – also a preferred destination for local wildfowl eyeing the now-empty bird-feeder strung from a low branch.
Here are some other sturdy trees, and a web of well-defined shadows from the big guy.
You might consider a hammock to be porous, but enough snow collected on this one not only to cast a dark shadow but also to protect the greensward underneath.
A nice wintry scene.
Some signs of life.
And when the skies finally cleared, here’s the view that appeared.
As Irving Berlin put it so aptly, “Blue skies, smiling at me,
nothing but blue skies, do I see.”