Snow and Ice After Another Storm

 

After a trip to town, we wandered around a little to look at the melting snow and ice.

Path Through the Woods

A dripping icicle from our garage from different angles

Ice on St. Mary's Chapel

Frozen  creek

A neighbor's collection of buoys in the snow

Snow at Night

Thanks to a new updated outdoor light fixture we added to the house, we could see the snow at night.
I thought the photos looked more dramatic in black and white.  

Nicolet Park in January 2025

I took a few photos of Nicolet Park in Lexington Park in between appointments last week.  For fun, I added the Orton effect, which adds a soft glow to the photos.  It is a nice little park for a short walk, a baseball or basketball game, a visit to the playground, a skatepark for BMX bikes or skateboards, a picnic, or a splash park visit in summer.  The snow made most of the exercise difficult, but I enjoyed sitting in my car to eat my lunch.

More Snow Images

Snow In St. Marys County MD January 2025

                                        A few local snow scenes. 

Snow Day January 3-6, 2022

 We have had a little snow lately, quite a bit less here than most of our neighbors in St. Mary's County.  I photographed it from the windows a little to share a variety of different impressions in the snow.  

A pair of blue jays visited while there was a tiny bit of snow around.  

Sunset was very windy, so I edited the photo to be blurry on purpose to show the wind.  

 The pampas grass on the left creates a little depth to the photo

I liked the way the snow frosted the tree trunks.

Michigan Trip Highways in Winter

Roadside beauty

St. Mary's City in the Fog

I've taken some lovely fog shots recently near St. Mary's College of Maryland.

 Foggy Morning

Foggy Afternoon.  I liked this one as black and white.

Skyline Drive October 30, 2017

We arrived at Big Meadows in the rain in time for dinner. I called ahead to be sure our room was near the lodge.  When we checked in, our room had been moved to Hawksbill, the same unit as last time, and I cringed. Isnt that the unit with the long walk down the hill?  Yep.  After dinner, Jim felt bad and had to race to the unit after walking in the rain. Sarita was still sick too. I made about 6 trips to our room using an umbrella and flashlight. Ick!! Then it started to snow!  We have rarely seen snow there and only flurries in May once. Deciding to prepare for more snow, I showered that night while the lights blinked a few times. In the morning, the power had gone out, so I wore pink leggings like long underwear and the waterproof boots. There was an inch of snow outside and Jim had to uncover the car using his cane, since he couldnt find the window scraper (two of the doors were frozen shut, denying access). 

     Big Meadows Lodge

     Gift shop vase

We missed breakfast time, but I asked for breakfast anyway and the restaurant staff obliged us. The whole Lodge was running on emergency power.  Another couple sat by the fire at breakfast.  

We checked on the roads and learned that the northern exits and drive were closed due to icy roads and a downed tree. They suggested using the southern exit on route 33 since it was lower elevation, even though the road to the north would be cleared soon. The snow was melting quickly. 

     I saw my first eagles ever near the Big Meadow.  There were 3-5 of them, but I only got one bad photo before they flew away.

We stopped at South River overlook to see the tree I used in my autumn fog photo years ago (not pictured) and a few other overlooks. 

     Massanutten

     Going down from the mountain

We also stopped at Blue Ridge Pottery on route 33 and bought a small pot. We had lunch at the Exchange Café at the David Rubenstein visitor center at Montpelier, after the weather turned warmer and sunnier.

     Montpelier, once owned by President James Madison

The race track.  The property is also known as a site for horse races.

The End of our October trip.

Onward to Mexico photos...

Photos from a recent trip to Pennsylvania

Schyulkill River Canal Lock 60

I think it looks painterly

    Snowy fields near Paoli

    Snow Drift

     Sculpture Near Paoli or Malvern PA

    A bridge in MD

     Chesapeake Bay Bridge curve

Cardinal in Snow now showing in the Photography Exhibit through August 14th

My most popular photo is included in the Photography Exhibit at the Lexington Park Library.  It is currently also for sale as a card and an 8x10 print.  This poor guy's face had ice on it from a nasty winter snow storm.  It was snowing pretty hard when I took the picture.

http://www.zazzle.com/cardinal_in_snow_photo_print-190051261254080832

Snow storm photos

This tiny little Tufted Titmouse was pecking at something during the recent storm.

And a bedraggled seagull hung out at the osprey nest.