A mighty storm swooped down across the mid-west, I am sure many of you have heard, felt or seen it in your area.
Winter has arrived and blew her frosty breath for attention.
I decided to see what my little Sony Cyber-shot point and shoot could do at night, during a brief lull around midnight. You all get to see how it and I did with no particular settings.
I have mentioned before, I play with pictures, I tend to point fast and snap. I know for the good photos I need to slow down and learn to use some of the settings ( the few this little purse size camera has). When I visit your blogs I am always hoping to learn some things.
I thought these first two gave me the feeling of a spooky night, that it was, you never know what you find after a blizzard in my yard...
this would be the railroad tie wall that holds up the hill behind our house.
the snow is up to the top of the tallest RR tie about 4 feet tall.
looking the opposite direction towards the direction out, towards the road.
only light source was from a small porch light.
I guess I was steadier for this one
I believe the blue spots are wet snowflakes on my lens.
Winds blew all night and temperatures dropped, bring the deadly sub-zero wind chills with it for morning, and continued through the day.
what a difference daylight makes!
Here was just one of the surprises from the wet and heavy snow.
up on the house top garage roof, snowflakes fall...
So we still wait to remove snow and frozen limbs and sticks ( it is always a game of pick up sticks, here!) as the wind makes it to cold to attempt going outside, unless you are a very furry abominable snowman. We can wait until tomorrow and see what that day brings. Hubby will see if the lawn tractor with snow-thrower attachment starts. It better, we just had to put a new battery in the car, ughh.
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Snowflakes, blizzards, wind or just rain...
How did you survive the storm?
Do you have any photo pointers for me?
Until next time...
remember,
I love your comments
Oh geezers! Now you all can see how screwy this weather and the bad cold I have been battling has done to my head...
I posted an early Wednesday! LOL!
Oh my, y'all be safe, comfy and warm please!
ReplyDeleteBrrrr, that looks soooo cold! Keep warm. that sort of cold looks dangerous.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about the mid-west weather and I can't imagine... while in Cali we're having an 80 degree warm day. Do be careful on the ice!
ReplyDeleteOh, that does look very cold! It got down to about 36 here last night; we're not used to that here in south Florida!
ReplyDeleteSheesh! I remember those days...that's why I live in Vegas now! Brrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time it snowed here. I think it was in the 70s and it didn't last very long. We had an awful storm a couple years ago. Was without the Internet for one week.
ReplyDeleteI love your shots. Daylight does make a big difference indeed.
Have a terrific day. :)
Wordless Wednesday
wow, that's a lot of snow! It's cold here in Baltimore. Happy Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteI want snow! Plenty cold, but no snow.
ReplyDeleteYet.
that must have been terribly cold. we don't have snow in our country but wish we have mild ones to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThat does look cold, but so pretty!
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough, it's so cold here in Orlando you'd THINK it was about to snow like that! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy WW! Hope to see you over at my place! :)
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pass some over here :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you are staying warm and safe. The snow and cold weather is awful. I for one can not wait till summer is here.
ReplyDeleteBrrrrrr!!! Looks COLD but also very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTime to make snowmen. Lots and lots of snowmen.
ReplyDeleteVery cool and spooky pictures, but midnight?
ReplyDeletehow did we survive the cold? We Floridians pulled out our fur coats from storage! hahaha...I love seeing all the snow shots...something we don't see much of here. Stay warm and safe!
ReplyDeleteI like the movement in the first couple it adds interest! And on another note I FREAKING HATE WINTER!
ReplyDeleteEww! I don't like all the snow. We got 11" here and I will be SO glad when winter is OVER!
ReplyDeletepretty stuff! But you can keep it ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe thick heavy stuff is always the prettiest... just the worst to shovel. I'm not looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteLooks so cold!
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific Wednesday.
Wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful snow scenes!
ReplyDeleteWhao..that's really a lot of snow.. wouldn't mine if you could send some over it's really hot there few days here in Singapore.
ReplyDeleteEthereal and exquisite, looks like a snow flurry faery wonderland.
ReplyDeleteWOW that's a bit scary!
ReplyDeleteYou did just fine with your little point and shoot. I would try to keep the lens dry, though! I build little hoods out of resealable plastic bags, and I always keep one in my camera bag so I can keep my camera dry if the weather changes.
ReplyDeleteBut we don't get snow like you do, even though I'm in Colorado! This storm totally passed us over, although it did get the mountains up north...
Say warm!
Oh, nice write-up on Favre, too.
Ohhh, we are getting similar weather here too . . . enjoyed seeing yours!
ReplyDeleteEnjoying WW!
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr ANd I thought we got snow..
ReplyDeleteHoly wow
I love your photos and it's very cold there, here in London it's been -6 recently and we thought that was cold LOL
ReplyDeleteHappy WW! and thank you for the link up :-)
Dear Grammy
ReplyDeletePLEASE stay safe and warm! That third shot looked like the abominable snow tree monster was coming at ya!
Looks like you'll be having a white Christmas!
Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
Goodness, that's a whole lot of snow!
ReplyDeleteStay warm and safe.
That looks awful.The snow you had was bad enough. But when you have that cold behind it look out. Very dangerous.
ReplyDeleteTake care and be very careful.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI only like snow in pictures. Im so dreading this winter.
That's so much fun for the kids, but not so much for us. I'm going to get some snow tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I wish we had snow every once in a while here in Florida.
ReplyDeleteGrammy, I hope you have some night strong young man to come help haul that broken branch off your shed! We're suffering with wet heavy snow up here in Canada too... But isn't it pretty? My daughter loves this time of year...
ReplyDeleteSpooky indeed . . .
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this WW linky . . . come by and link up to mine too . . . http://myfloridaparadise.blogspot.com/2010/12/ginas-wordless-wednesday-1-mirage.html
Have a wonderful day . . . Gina
GORGEOUS pics. . .crazy how snow can be so dangerous and destructive yet so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow those are BEAUTIFUL Faythe! Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteKas
I'm trying decide if I would rather have the torrential downpours or a huge dump of snow...
ReplyDeleteStay warm!
One word for you - WOOL! haha
ReplyDeleteThanks for the linky! See you next week :)
Wow, those are beautiful shots. And you had quite the snowfall (and tree-fall!). I love seeing branches covered in snow like that — even if it is a bit dangerous for them. And you're right that those first ones are nicely spooky. I like the snowflakes in front of the lens — lends a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up again! Visiting from Hobo Mama and Natural Parents Network!
You did a great job with those night photos. Night photos are so hard to do. I think yours have an air of creepiness. I'd be afraid to go out there, for sure!
ReplyDeleteOh and by the way, thanks for stopping by and linking up with me. :) Have a great day.
Thanks for linking up on my WW linky :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you and your family . . . Gina
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http://labelladiva.blogspot.com
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Brrr... I'm just so glad we are in Summer here in Tasmania
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the second to last photo. Looks like quite a storm!
ReplyDeleteThose are some GREAT shots!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe got a bit of snow here in NYC as well - can't wait til its all melted!