Monday, February 27, 2012

The day after


The day after the snowstorm the world is brilliant. Yesterday the gray sky sent fat snow flakes in a steady shower to fill up the spaces in the forest, great sheets of white blew past our windows to coat tree trunks and heap upon outstretched branches.

Today the woods glow with the first whispers of morning light. It awakens twilit blue before blushing to soft peach and creamy yellow. By the time the sun settles into its arc across the cloudless sky, skimming the treetops, the forest seems to produce its own light, highlighting every twig, every needle. Even the shadows are lit a soft blue. And the dogs are in heaven.








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  1. laurieFebruary 27, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    wow. beautiful! we are supposed to get that snow tuesday and wednesday. they say maybe a foot.

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    1. Heather PedenFebruary 29, 2012 at 4:47 PM

      I thought about you on Sunday when we got our foot of snow. I wondered if you were getting any of it. Better late than never I guess. It is beautiful!

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  2. BrendaFebruary 27, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    Oh, I would be in heaven too! I would have as big a grin on my face as Bear and Murdoch do in these pics! These are beautiful photos of the white and wonderful "day after" landscape. I haven't seen any snow at all this year, well, other than a few flakes - so I'll have to enjoy yours!

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    1. Heather PedenFebruary 29, 2012 at 4:50 PM

      We've been lighter than usual on snow this year, but at least we did have some for most of the winter. This last storm was just perfect, however, with big fat snow flakes falling all day and then followed up by a day of nothing but sunshine so everything looked at its best!

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