The carrot looked much less mutant-like after I cut it up into matchstick sized pieces. |
Both the bear and I appreciate a little outdoor time after being cooped up inside for five days. |
The benefit of the town owning the land, however, is that the wetlands are preserved in their original condition. |
Everything is covered by a layer of snow. Sad to say, it doesn't take long before the snow turns gray and the luster is gone. |
Before the snow turns gray, however, it forms a beautiful layer of whiteness on everything. The world glitters and glows and the snow reflects the brilliance of the sun on a bright day. |
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the snowfall was copious. |
Most bears hibernate but this one enjoys sitting in snow. |
The snow looks like magic on the branches of evergreens. |
It clings to the needles and seems to hug them. |
The plants that grew in these pots are long gone. |
Before the snowplows come, the street is quiet, almost asleep. |
Gerda gets much help along the way from flowers and birds. Eventually, she finds her heart's desire. And that's all I will say. If you'd like to read this story, you can find it at: The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen. |
On a snowy day, the docks and the river look like this. |
Here are the snow-covered docks. They are silent now. No boats, no swimmers, no geese, no ducks. Just the water, the docks, and the sky. |
I went with Karen and Betty to the first Lenten luncheon, which was held at Trinity United Methodist Church. |
Despite the seemingly nonstop snowfall, there was a big crowd on hand for the meal and the presentation by Father Tom Roman of St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church. |
At Trinity, you can buy handmade goods that come from all over the world. |
This is Father Tom. He gave an inspiring talk about faith in oneself, that God made us to be beautiful and to be the best that we could possibly be. |
The meal was delicious! |
Karen and I went to the Grand Island Memorial Library so that I could pick up a book to read for next Monday's book club meeting (The Paris Architect, by Charles Belfoure.) While we were there, Anne Slater, the children's librarian, told us about an upcoming performance by Gravitational Bull, a father and son team of jugglers. |
Dave and Kyle Fultz practice their jugging in advance of their performance. |
Anne Slater introduces the jugglers. |
What happened to that ball? |
The audience gets a chance to participate in the performance, and everyone has fun. |
Thursday morning. |
Citrus fruit is wonderful in the winter. Here is an arrangement of two types of orange. They look different and they also have a different flavor. |
On Friday, Sweet Suzie Bear sits on fresh snow. |
Doesn't she look totally cool with her sunglasses? |
4 comments:
You have some really nice shots! I like this project! Maybe I'll have to give something like this a shot. I've started using my fancy camera more regularly, and would love to share some shots. :)
Hannah, I definitely recommend it. It gives me discipline and it has helped my grow as a photographer, and I would love to see your pictures.
Again, am enjoying your black and white snow photography and wondering why I never use black and white photography in my own experimentation. On the other hand, I hope we don't get any more snow this winter - we may well (in the Southern Tier) set a "least snow in a winter" record.
Hi Alana,
Here in Grand Island, we did get a lot of snow in a short amount of time. Before that, almost none. Today, it was 55 degrees, and most of the snow melted!
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