37-365 Cardinal

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Not a great shot. He was still too far away, but I just had to try anyway...

36-365 Snow Bird

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Woke up to 6 inches of snow, but it is melting fast. I put out some bird feed to try to entice some birds in for a few shots...I was hoping for a few male cardinals, but no such luck. Odd, because usually they are everywhere...

35-365 It's Snowing Again!

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We just managed to get the roads partially clear from the ice and now it is snowing. We are expected to get upwards of 3 inches with more expected Tuesday-Wednesday!

34-365 Clothesline

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It was a beautiful world in the Ozarks today as the ice began to melt. The sun came out and was glinting off of the melting ice. Freezing rain is scary and dangerous, but it is the most beautiful of all the winter precipitation. It is like diamonds have been sprinkled over everything. No picture can really capture the beauty.

For more of my ice photos, check out my Flickr page.

33-365 Ice Ornament

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Ice is dangerous, but it is so beautiful...

32-365 Storm of the Century

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The "Storm of the Century" hit the Midwest today. In my little part of the Ozarks, we were mainly inundated with freezing rain. Thankfully, it switched over to sleet then snow before we had so much ice that it began to take down power lines. There's still always a chance that it could happen if the wind picks up too much, but for now, we have power.

Not the sharpest photo, but I liked the composition. I took this while it was still raining and couldn't get out of the house and I was trying to keep the back door open while keeping the camera out of the rain that was pelting into the house...so, I'm okay that it isn't tack-sharp.

24-365 Snow Remnants

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Some of what remains of our latest snow. I love it when it dots across the yard in patterns. This is left over from my dad's tractor from when he plowed my driveway.

Nikon D90
ISO200
50mm prime
f/5
1/250

Green Glass 22-365

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21-365 Winter Cat

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Nikon D90
1/1250
f/4.5

The eyes aren't quite sharp enough on this because it was hard to keep the focus with her moving so quickly. Still, I loved the expression on this photo, so it is my favorite of the day.

20-365 Ornament

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Nikon D90
1/4000 sec
f/1.8
50mm prime lens

After The Snow

After The Snow

Snowy Saturday

This is what it looks like outside my back door right now. It was snowing so hard that it was difficult to get a picture with all the snow coming at me and my camera.

Snowy Saturday

Snowy Sunday Morning

This picture is by no means awesome or awe inspiring in my opinion, but I wanted to post a picture of the brief bit of snow we had today. I woke up to a little less than an inch of snow and then it was gone by noon. Oddly, it was just a small band of snow and there was virtually no snow 4 miles on either side of us.

I didn't have a lot of time to set this picture up because I was trying to get ready for church this morning. I just took a quick shot from my back door (didn't even step onto the porch).

Snowy Sunday Morning

An Ice Glazing

This picture shows the sun glinting off the yard after it had begun to thaw and then re-froze, making it smooth like glass.

Around the Farm

I spent some time today taking pictures around the farm. I am posting quite a few pictures today. My goal is to only post pictures that were taken that day. Because of that, there will be days that I post lots of pictures and other days when I only post one. I am considering posting each picture separately from now on; that way each image will have it's own link. However, I would probably post pictures in a series in one post. I am also considering creating a split post where the picture and title will be displayed, but you would need to click on it to read any additional information about the picture. I think this will create a cleaner blog. Please let me know what you think about these ideas.

Wheels on Ice

Cauldrons of Sleet

Evergreen Winter

Twin Silos

Hide and Seek

Sledding

Here are some black and whites of cattle. I always really like farm animals in black and white. It gives them some sense of majesty in my opinion.

Forgotten

I can't quite remember when this birdhouse fell or was taken down, but it has just been left leaning against the tree.




These are my niece and nephews' sandbox toys. There is no real sandbox, just a sand pile, and since it is completely covered with sleet, these toys just looked abandoned because of the weather. I love the bright colors against the white sleet.

A Winter Walk Through The Woods

Buds in Ice


Forgotten Deer Stand



I loved this hollow log and the textures it had. I took pictures of various logs, but this was by far my favorite.



I was lucky to come across these berries in ice. There are not many berry producing bushes in the woods around my house.


For the story about my trip through the woods, go to my my blog, Living Single In Small Town America.

More Winter Wonderland

I decided to add a few more shots that were taken today. Taking pictures of snow and ice is one of my favorite things to do. I hope you enjoy these.


A look out over the countryside.



Here's another shot of the sun coming up over the trees. I really do live in a beautiful part of the world, and I am lucky that I can take pictures like this from my front porch...literally.



One lone country road...This is the view looking down the road that leads to my house. I love the ice and snow on the cedar trees. I would love to get out and take some shots around the countryside, but I do not have a four-wheel drive vehicle anymore and am not ready to brave the bad roads just yet. I may put on some winter gear tomorrow and attempt to walk around the house and through the woods some if the sun is out and it looks like I might be able to get a few good shots.

Winter Diamonds

I loved the way the ice had collected on the barb wire fence and took several shots. I finally decided a shot angled down the fence line was the way to go. I took several shots with the camera lens focused on different places along the fence. This was my favorite.

I took this picture shortly after the sun rose over the trees. I like how the sun is glinting off of the ice on the tree limbs.

I have been wanting to post pictures since yesterday, but couldn't due to my internet being down because of the winter storm. I have satellite internet and the weather interfered with my internet connection.