This is the way our landscape looks in the wake of a blizzard.
Hard to believe a mere 2 inches of snow could produce the same effect.
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Apologies to those of you who don’t care for Winter, but I work with what I’ve got!
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Trees that had not yet shed their leaves had a frosted appearance.
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Route 40, heading south toward Troy and Albany.
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Traffic was certainly not a problem!
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Power poles and lines get in the way of so many photographs.
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Dustings of snow, I decided, improved them.
The poles and lines anyway.
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Negotiating the Interstate near Albany.
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In my youth, I drove in heavy traffic often. Living on Long Island, you hadn’t much choice.
Yet when I moved to the Seattle area it became seriously bothersome.
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It’s a matter of familiarity, no doubt. On Long Island, I knew the lay of the land – where north and south were and which roads went in what direction, so even if I got lost I could sort myself out easily enough.
Outside Seattle, I had not a clue and if you made a mistake and found yourself on a freeway going the wrong way, you might have to drive many miles before you could back track.
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Outside Albany it is much the same. Several interstate highways intersect there and traffic is fairly heavy. These days a mere a passenger, I am expected to contribute helpful instructions!
That is to say by interpreting the GPS.
“Left here or up there?” sort of thing.
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Some years ago I was experimenting with a new phone and managed to persuade it to speak French which was fine until Grant needed the GPS to direct him.
Then things got a bit confused.
These days my GPS speaks British English which he understands much better.
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A couple of inches of snow, we figured, would melt away by the time we set off for home.
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However the temperature remained below freezing.
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Later on we got another very light snowfall.
This gave us more scenery to investigate and I’ll get to that…
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…if I ever get done with this.
In the meantime, I’ve been given a tripod, in spite of all my protestations.
And I’m told that on the first promising day we’re going out to practice with it.
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When I realised that you would extol the beauty of winter, Carolyn, I looked at your photos and quickly put the kettle on, and looked at the pictures of my spring garden to cheer myself. Next came Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, which calmed me and removed the vision of the snowy fields in your post.
Joanna
Was it snowman and snowball snow, sledging snow, or wet and horrible snow?
Decorative snow!
That’ll do nicely!
Tripod is a great idea. It ensures your hand won’t tremble. Your pictures are already too good. With a tripod, they will be worth a million
Good luck with the tripod. The snow is so attractive in the scenery, and I don’t mind seeing it there. Because it’s not here. (We have had 3 days of torrential rain from Storm Claudia. Parts of the west country and Wales have been badly affected by flooding)
Best wishes, Pete.
It’s incredible to think that just a few days ago you were still showing us the most beautiful autumn colours. And although I’m not a Winter person, your photos of a snowy Winter are always beautiful … lovely to look at, while I’m enjoying our hot summer. We also have a tripod (probably for almost 2 years now) and have never used it … maybe it’s time 😉.