Although we didn’t see much snow in my area this winter, the
first snowfall actually came to us early, in October. I thought that might have been a sign
indicating that we were approaching a long, cold, and snowy winter, but it didn’t
happen that way. We only got a few light
snowfalls, and none that I can remember accumulated more than two inches. One of those rare occasions came in early
February, and I was able to get out with my camera and capture it. It happened overnight, and by rush hour, the
sky was clear. However, the snow was
still on the ground, and I wanted to get out and take some pictures before the
morning sun melted it all off. I had a
small window of opportunity to get out and make it happen, since I didn’t know if
we would get another snowfall this season.
Snow may be difficult to drive through, but it has a way of
making everything look nice. Here, the
light snowfall was just perfect for me.
I got out to the park without any real trouble, and most of the snow was
still there. In the meadow, it looks
like the snow had already melted off of the trees in the distance. In the wooded area, the sun had not gotten to
the vegetation yet, so the snow cover was still on. The snow on the cattails and reeds created
something that resembled frosted mini-wheats.
Now we are a week past Memorial Day, and the unofficial
summer season is now on. There are
plenty of things I’ll look forward to doing during the next three months. I’ll look forward to the fall, too, when the
time comes. But now, for no particular
reason, I just wanted to post these pictures and take a look back at this past
winter. There are some things I like
about the winter, as well, when that season comes around.
