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First snow of the season

Posted on | November 16, 2007 | 17 Comments

Driving home, three good songs on the radio and then perfect light. I couldn’t stop smiling.


I pulled on my new snowboots, and dashed out the door with my camera thudding against my chest.


The light was so perfect it took my breath away.


A momentary break in the clouds, and pure gold.


Everything was silent except for the wind, and the light faded fast.


Still I was grateful, so grateful, to be in the right place at the time. With my camera.

Category: A sense of place, Photos

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17 Responses to “First snow of the season”

  1. athena
    November 16th, 2007 @ 11:20 pm

    absolutely breathtaking!

  2. vespa rossa
    November 16th, 2007 @ 11:25 pm

    breathtaking. thanks for sharing these with us.

  3. Ruby
    November 17th, 2007 @ 12:44 am

    Gorgeous pictures! What talent.

  4. ciboulette
    November 17th, 2007 @ 1:43 am

    Beautiful. I so miss the snow.

  5. lizardek
    November 17th, 2007 @ 4:08 am

    OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

  6. Marilyn
    November 17th, 2007 @ 7:28 am

    Beautiful!

  7. angela
    November 17th, 2007 @ 8:10 am

    Beautiful shots. Snow is a rare occurrence here.

  8. betsy
    November 17th, 2007 @ 8:46 am

    Amazing light. Gorgeous photos.

  9. amber
    November 17th, 2007 @ 8:59 am

    wow. amazing. just beautiful.

  10. misti
    November 17th, 2007 @ 9:24 am

    Slightly jealous that you are enjoying snow! The one with the ice on the tree is magnificent!

  11. gkgirl
    November 17th, 2007 @ 9:42 am

    sigh…
    that one
    with the sun
    down
    and the gold
    on the snow
    on the branch…
    took
    my
    breath
    away.

  12. Elaine
    November 17th, 2007 @ 2:10 pm

    Some of these took my breath away. Thank you so much for sharing them.

    PS I want to see a photo of the short haired boy!

  13. cloudscome
    November 17th, 2007 @ 3:31 pm

    Oh my. Thank you for this.

  14. Sarah
    November 17th, 2007 @ 6:13 pm

    What a lovely moment.

  15. Sam
    November 17th, 2007 @ 9:43 pm

    Magic! Pure magic!

    (And yes. Please, even though it may make ME cry, I am eager to see Bean’s haircut!)

  16. Sandy
    November 19th, 2007 @ 1:42 pm

    Beauty! And it fades so fast!

  17. la vie en rose
    November 19th, 2007 @ 4:37 pm

    and can you believe it was warm enough here to wear shorts all weekend…

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