Posted on January 25, 2017 in Landscape, Nature, Winter
The beach, the lake, the fog, and the ice …. nature paints a pretty picture!
Posted on January 23, 2017 in Landscape, Nature, Winter
Over the last couple of days, this part of Pennsylvania has seen temperatures above 50 degrees F, dense fog, high winds, heavy rain, sleet, and now we’re expecting 1″-3″ of snow overnight. It is not unusual to find a raincoat, windbreaker, down coat, hat, gloves, scarf, boots, umbrella, snow shovel, and ice scraper in my car all at the same time! This photo was taken Saturday afternoon when we were experiencing dense fog and mild temperatures. How quickly things change!
Posted on January 21, 2017 in Landscape, Winter
As I drove around while running errands today, the contrast in weather conditions was vast. It was sunny and 50 degrees at home, but a short drive South brought dense fog and clouds. I packed a camera in the car just in case a photo opportunity cropped up along the way. On my way home, the fog was intensifying and I thought of this pretty church along my route. How pretty it would be in the fog at sunset. Or not! You can’t predict Mother Nature! At least the sky was interesting!
Posted on January 16, 2017 in Birds, Nature, Winter
The Ring-billed gull is one of the most common gulls in New Jersey. They not only frequent the beaches, but also parking lots and shopping malls inland … wherever they can find a tidbit of food and some water. I’m a huge fan of gulls. My family went to the beach in New Jersey every summer when I was little. For me, there were three indications that we were “almost there”. One was the first sighting of a gull, the second was the cloud formations as we neared the ocean, and the third was noticing that the soil was sandy. On this cold January day, what could be better than dreaming of warm days with the gulls at the shore? (This image from Cape May, NJ – December 2016)
Posted on January 15, 2017 in Black and White, Landscape, Nature, Winter
I’m thankful to whoever left their boat on the shore at the lake because it became the focal point of my photo during yesterday’s snowfall.