Thursday, February 27, 2014

I Regret that I Have but 12” to Give…

Yep that’s how much our last winter go around gave us…12 whole inches.  Today the sky is blue and it’s warmer but guess what…we’re under another winter storm warning with another 6-12 inches of snow on the way.  I finished my Yellowstone picture series and hoped to move onto something a little more spring like but apparently that’s not going to happen.  I decided to take some more pictures and see what’s been sitting on my camera’s memory card.  It started with sunsets in warmer weatherDSC03140.  One change winter can’t stop is longer days bringing sunsets such as theseDSC03141.  Seeing this makes my heart lift because there’s promise in it somehowDSC03142.  Cotton candy skies thrill me to no endDSC03143.  Sooner or later we’ll have pictures like this where there’s actual leaves on these treesDSC03144.  It was God’s mighty paint brush that painted this skyDSC03145.  Now the colors are all about white againDSC03146…lots of whiteDSC03147.  Shoveling our way out over and over again is truly getting oldDSC03148.  The days of drinking a nice coffee at this table a distant memoryDSC03149.  Stepping into the backyard without concern with ice and snow…equally distantDSC03150.  Planting things to test my black thumb’s curse…not happening…winter is all about white but has a blacker thumb than IDSC03151.  There is a symmetry that appeals to the minimalist in me thoughDSC03152 .  Winter grips the hand railing as hard as it grips our state right nowDSC03153.  Sometimes I feel that winter has held us captiveDSC03154.  It’s a good thing Sal has an indoor poolDSC03155.  Yesterday the wind added to our misery and drifted snow everywhereDSC03156.  I simply can’t imagine another 6-12 inches of snow on top of thisDSC03157.  We had steps once…I thinkDSC03158.  Hey we have a deck…I wonder how you get to itDSC03159.  It’s like an enormous white desert out thereDSC03160.  I think we’ve used this air conditioner before but I don’t think we’ll be using it again soonDSC03161.  Look, a snow gutterDSC03162.  Brown and white are the colors of winter around here…soon the brown will likely be buriedDSC03163.  If wind comes with this next snow dumping I don’t know how we’ll get outDSC03164.

12 comments:

  1. Man oh man...I will NEVER complain again! These are beautiful snow pictures though not so beautiful to have to deal with! The skies (and you know how I am about them!!) are gawjuss!

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    1. We all have our cross to bear in the place of the world we live in but seems a heavy cross indeed lately. It's beginning to look stormy again :(

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  2. Stay safe and warm, Joe. These photos are absolutely beautiful and refreshing.

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  3. I know just how you feel Joe. I keep wondering if spring will ever come. I know that the calendar says it will. The sky pictures are beautiful!

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    1. We must never give up hope my dear friend...warmer change must be getting closer sooner or later.

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  4. Wow Joe - has this been the snowiest winter you've ever seen there?? Amazing pictures again as always.

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    1. It is beyond anything I can remember for sure. This winter is both intense and long lasting.

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  5. Wonder how they are enjoying their heatwave in ALASKA?? They can have the cold back that is for certain. There will be some horrible flooding this spring I am sure. I am already praying for the folks that are involved in that. Hope they stay safe..this melting snow has to find it's way someplace. I am so tired of WHITE... LOL take care

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    1. I'm tired of winter on every level. We are supposed to get temperatures in the 50s now...we'll see.

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  6. You certainly had your share of snow this winter. While everyone was having breaking lows we here in the desert were have breaking highs for the winter. I am looking forward to cooler temps when I return home.

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    1. I will never be a cold person...I'm a solar powered creature ;)

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