Even More Snow

The morning after a snowfall to me is one of nature's master pieces. I like the quiet, the early morning light and the look of the freshly fallen snow. We measured over 20 inches in the yard.

I love walking around first thing in the morning in the winter wonderland. Yes, I know it is the day before winter, but it is beautiful outside. Every where you look it looks like a calendar or postcard.

It looks like we will spend the day trying to get the car uncovered. The dog likes to play in the snow, but the cat has a completely different opinion, but don't they always.

Enjoy natures beauty and be safe digging out the white stuff. It looks like a white Christmas
in Eldersburg, some thing we sing about, but don't get to see often.

More Snow

Shirley and I got a surprise as the grand kids and their parents stopped by. They said the roads were bad.

The kids were sledding down the driveway. They hadn't seen a big snow storm, so they were enjoying the white stuff that is blanketing Carroll County and the mid-Atlantic area. While adults whine about the snow, the young people are happy to play in the snow. As you can see by their faces they had a good time.

We got more help with the driveway as another neighbor, Austin ran his snow blower down the driveway. We really appreciate the help from our neighbors.

We also fed the birds and it didn't take long for them to find the feeders refilled. I guess one of the positive side of the snow is we haven't seen any squirrels trying to get in the feeders.

The Big One

It looks really pretty looking out the window. It's so quiet to be out walking through the snow.

I used to have to clean a sat dish and put out a newspaper short-handed. Not this time. It's nice to be relaxed and watching the flakes fall with Shirley and a hot cup of tea.

I have been outside for about 90 minutes. First I tried to fire up the snow blower, but some mice have chewed on the wires and that was a no go. Luckily a neighbor cleaned out the driveway. Thanks to Mark for taking the time to help out.

I took my Nikon and walked around the the neighborhood in Eldersburg and was able to document the storm. I took the dog this morning and nothing beats watching a lab run through the snow. She loved it, but didn't care for the blowing snow. We will go out again this afternoon and feed the birds at the same time. Of course the camera will be going along.

Christmas Lights

I always liked shooting Christmas lights. It's fun to drive around and view the lights, also. When I was working in newspapers I had shot homes for about five years. The last year I shot over 700 homes.

When I was younger, my mother would load us into the station wagon and off to Westminster we would go to look at Christmas lights. Back in the early 60's there were only about three developments.

Well, it's holiday time again and the urge to shoot the lights again hit me. I contacted Eldersburg.net and they were interested. So off, Shirley and I went to shoot homes in the Eldersburg area. I shot over 100 displays in two evenings. Included here are some of the well lite displays in the area.

The Morning After

After the first snow, you get the morning after. I got up early and waited for the sun to rise. When the first light filtered through the trees, the dog and I headed outside. She romped through the white stuff, while I aimed my camera toward the ice and snow.

Carroll County got a good dose of winter Saturday. The images seen here were shot in the neighborhood in Eldersburg. I had to be careful walking because of the ice, but it was worth taking the time.

Yes, I know it's cold outside, but if you have a honey inside waiting to keep you warm like me and think about a hot cup of tea, you will not notice the cold as much.