We had a couple of days of actual winter this final week, together with a bit snow and a few freezing temperatures. Because of this, I had a couple of possibilities to exit and {photograph} snow, ice, and frost. It was nice! Now, the temperatures are again to a spring-like really feel and it seems prefer it’ll be that method for some time.
Who do I complain to concerning the winter temperatures being too heat? I don’t really feel like I’ll get loads of empathy from most individuals round me.
Properly, anyway, listed below are some pictures of precise gosh-darned winter situations, in case you’re .
I had a pleasant morning on the little reservoir north of city. I didn’t come away with a ton of pictures I preferred, however I loved being out. There was a trumpeter swan on the water, which isn’t one thing I see on a regular basis, particularly round right here.
I additionally adopted a bit pack of tree swallows round and managed to get a pair pictures, although I needed to considerably crop them to make them look okay. Tree sparrows don’t often let me get very shut. Other than that, my images was restricted largely as a result of the ice wasn’t thick sufficient to stroll on so I may solely work alongside the sides of the lake and stream.
A day after I used to be on the reservoir, I headed to my favourite frozen wetland on the Platte River Prairies. The ice was (largely) thick sufficient to stroll on, so long as I took it slowly and backed up after I heard cracking sounds. Then, after all, if there was one thing I actually wished to get near, I’d method once more, however on my stomach, with my weight unfold out as a lot as doable. (As all the time, I’ll remind you that the water at my favourite frozen wetland is simply a foot or so deep, so my life was not in critical hazard.)
As you’ll be able to see from the above three pictures, the ice wasn’t clear sufficient to provide loads of ice bubble pictures, which was a disappointment, however there was some respectable frost to {photograph}. There have been additionally some enjoyable mysteries to ponder, together with the place the bug (above) got here from and why/the way it ended up on the highest of the ice. I don’t have to know the reply – it’s simply enjoyable to think about eventualities.
I used to be about prepared to depart after I got here throughout the feathers. Some good-sized hen (duck?) had met its demise and had been picked aside by a predator, leaving feathers scattered everywhere in the ice. The mixture of feathers and frost is an effective one for images, so I stayed an additional half hour and had enjoyable with numerous compositions. This was a type of locations the place the ice was a bit iffy, so all these had been photographed from the inclined place.
Properly, now it’s heat out once more. Some folks would name it nice, and I’d agree with that if it was April. For now, it makes me grumpy. A little bit precipitation would make me really feel higher, even when it’s rain as a substitute of snow. At this level, I’d be glad for something moist falling out of the sky.
Properly, not ANYTHING. I wouldn’t need soggy socks, for instance, dropping on my head. Or sodden rolls of bathroom paper.
Anyway, I need winter. Please? Only for a couple of extra weeks.
