Me in Macro

Day 39, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Today’s photo is of the ice on my front walk. A strange thing to photograph, I know. But this isn’t regular ice. No, it’s that really cool ice that happens when the top layer of a puddle freezes and the rest of the water is absorbed into the ground. You know, the kind of ice you loved to step on as a kid because of the loud “CRUNCH!!!” it made. I love the texture of this ice. It reminds me of the fairies in Fantasia that ice skated across things to make frost. Maybe those fairies visited us last night!

Day 38, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Today is the day after the history making “Blizzard of 2010″. We got somewhere around 25 inches of snow in less than 24 hours. Now, the sun is shining, the roads actually have pavement showing and the world is bright with the whiteness of new fallen snow. As the snow is melting off the rooftops, the most beautiful icicles are forming. This photo is taken from the same window where I took yesterday’s photo. What a difference a day makes!

Day 37, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

This is the view outside my window this morning. There is a ton of snow and the wind is whipping. It’s the kind of day where I appreciate being inside!

Stay safe and warm!

Day 36, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Red sky in the morning,
Sailors take warning.
Red sky at night,
Sailors delight.

This is the view outside my window this morning as we batten down the hatches for a major snowstorm. The storm is supposed to start this evening, but already the sky is giving us an ominous warning about the weather to come. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the sky this color before. It is so beautiful!

Stay safe and warm everyone!

Day 35, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

No, no, not that kind of fun! This is one of the dogs at the barn, Pooper (named after his favorite snack, horse droppings). Pooper loves to play on the hay pile at the back of the barn. In this photo, he is all the way at the top of the pile, near the barn roof, looking down on my son, who was halfway up the pile. My son and Pooper always have a lot of fun when they are together. What this photo doesn’t record is the sound of my son’s laughter ringing through the barn as he plays with one of his favorite dogs.

Day 34, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

This morning, just 24 hours after that bleeping groundhog saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, we woke up to this. While our winter wonderland was beautiful, I’m thankful that it melted by the time we returned home this afternoon. Hopefully, the huge snowstorm that’s predicted for the weekend will melt as fast! Stupid groundhog.

Day 33, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Today’s photo is an example of missed opportunity. Shortly before I snapped this shot of the squirrel hole in my neighbor’s tree, the squirrel was sitting a branch giving himself a good scratch. It would have been a phenomenal photo! But, when I returned with my camera, I watched as he scooted back in to his hole. I think I’ll start leaving my camera by this window!

Day 32, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

In anticipation of the early spring Punxsutawney Phil is going to bestow upon us (fingers are crossed here!), I am trying to get in any winter subjects while they are still available–hint, hint Phil!

Today’s photo is a spent bloom from my lilac bush perfectly encased in ice. I just love how ice looks on plants. The ice seems to magnify the beauty of the form of the bloom.

Let it be noted, though, that I don’t love the ice enough to prolong winter. And if your reading this Phil, please, please, please predict an early spring tomorrow!

Day 31, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

Today I revisited the same hydrangea bush that I photographed yesterday. Now the blooms are all wearing caps made of snow. This little snow cap left a tiny bit of bloom uncovered.

On a side note, I’m pretty proud that I’ve kept this up for a whole month! I also feel like I’m learning more about photography with each passing day. I rarely (if ever) only take a single shot and I almost always shoot more than one subject. This is really helping me edit out the shots I don’t like. I’ve always wanted to keep every photo I’ve ever taken, so being able to delete one or two or several is a real improvement for me.

Congratulations to all the other Project365ers out there who are celebrating having the first month under the belt. Only 11 more to go!

Day 30, originally uploaded by rhmom42.

As I write this, we are seeing the first snowflakes from the storm that has been heading our way from the middle of the country. No one knows how much we’ll get. Some reports say that we’re due for 4 to 6 inches, while others say it is going to miss us altogether. Just in case it gets bad quickly, I ran outside and got this shot of the first snowflakes that landed on my hydrangea flowers. Hopefully this will be the last snow photo for a while! Hurry up Spring!