Our first snowfall of the season just a few days ago. We didn't get much - perhaps about 20cm (8 inches) but it looked pretty when I walked that afternoon.
Small patches of slushy ice had begun to form on the pond.
This was a drive-by shooting snapped in November on our way home from a baby shower. Frank's sister was driving and I was snapping photos from the back seat.
I thought this one had a bit of a surreal look to it. I'm not even sure what it is that I like about it, but I do. And perhaps you will also.
And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a POTW.
A GOOD READ:
A Holiday Story From My Childhood
by Linda
at Ye Olde Crone's Gazette
Christmas Karma
by Wendy
at Changes With Seasons
JUST PLAIN GOOD:
Eternally Absent
by Reena
at Missing Moments
Christmas Eve Reflections
by Michael
at Michael Manning.TV
PHOTOGRAPHY:
One Step at a Time
by Daniel
at The Pixel Collective
CUTE:
Train Talk
by Shammickite
at Rook's Nest
Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.
52 comments:
The first image is perfect.
Sparkling awesome images; but the final one is A R T !
Aloha & Happy New Year wishes
from Honolulu,
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Oh, I love that first picture, with the snow and trees and sun and shadow. Just gorgeous. We probably got about half the amount of snow that you did. But it's just as pretty. :)
Amazing shots, I agree with Linda how nice the 1st one is.
Lovely winter serie...
Happy new year and best regards from Paris !
Pierre
The last photo with the surreal look remind me of a Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Happy New Year to you and yours! :-)
Greetings from London.
the trees casting their majestic shadows on the snow is so wonderful!!
I love how you call 8 inches of snow not much
here they call it a state of emergency
brava to POTWers
that second drive by is really cool...love the tree and the sun and how the light and shadow play with each other...congrats to the POTW
wonderful choices for the POTW. again. :)
and thank you for sharing these beautiful images. loved the barn shot!!!
I love the last photo...like you it says something to my "innards". And thanks for the compliment of POTW. The others were all great. I always enjoy your taste....in reading and touching stories. Great job once again.
Oma Linda
If you do this well with drive by shooting keep it up...sunset silhouette...awesome.
Photographers have a lot of fun with new snow.
That snow really does look deep and crisp and even!
Lovely pictures.
Maggie x
Nuts in May
Snow always does look so pretty -- but i'd like it more if i didn't have to practically freeze to death to have it!
Oh Hilary, those first two photos are just stunning!
OMG, that first photo took my breath away. It is stunning, and I really like your drive-by shot too. So amazing.
I prefer pics of winter to actually being IN it. :-)
Speaking of which, can you do something about the cold air you insist on sending to Minnesota? My fingers have been cold since Thursday...
Pearl
Your photos are stunning--especially the first one! The combo of blue, white and black are gorgeous. Congrats to all the POTW winners! It's so generous of you to do this, Hilary!
Happy New Year, my friend!
beautiful snow .. keep it up there please
Beautiful images, really like the light in the last one.
Though I am not a fan of winter, I enjoy looking at the sparkles; even better when I see your cold shots from the warmth of my front room.
Off to follow some of your POTW.
These are beautiful, Hilary, and it is always such a pleasure to visit you here.
Wishing you all wonderful things in 2013.
xo.
wow, that BARN...and the first snow and sun too, niiiiiice :)
OMG, totally BREATHTAKING, photo #1. I cannot stop looking at it. What a perfect holiday greeting card it would be. You are so totally an artist!!!! I so dearly love that you share your unique talent with us.
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Love your "drive bys" !
Gorgeous, artful images. Wonderful, Hilary.
What stunning photography, Hilary! I have to agree with Andy - that spooky pic looks like something from an Alfred Hitchcock movie (or Stephen King).
I can just see something scary written on that dark diamond-shaped road sign, once the light hits it....
"Welcome to Evil Village! You have 3 seconds to turn your car around or it will be swallowed by a mud monster disguised as a tree! cackle, cackle cackle....!"
Thanks for the lovely surprise! A POTW award!
I am honoured. And will check out the other blog posts.
The stark trees in all your shots epitomize winter. I DO like that last shot - it seems like a warning of some sort.
What special images you have captured here today--and throughout the year--Hilary. I am exceedingly grateful to you for your kindness with the POTW. I only wish I had your gift of photography! You have a big heart, and it's always a special treasure to stop in! Happy New Year! :)
Woohoo... Wendy told me that I have a POTW! Thanks so much Hilary. But it's all due to those two little boys....
oh, i think that top picture is just glorious!
Wow, love pic #1~captured it perfectly. We had the same snow here. It does make it looks all clean and sparkly outside. (if we had any sun that is!)The last pic makes me think a heavenly personage will come out from behind that tree. Beautiful. Happy New Year!
In that last picture it's all about that mysterious sign and imagining what it says. Happy New Year.
That last was a "Wow!" shot. :)
The photos are beautiful, but they also remind me why I now live in the South. 30 degrees tonight and all my plants are living inside with me. Brrr. But no snow shovels and a high of 61 tomorrow. Pretty photos, though. Makes me want to visit, for a short time.
Hillary, I love your first photo! The lower sun and sun rays on the snow. Great!
May all your images be sharp and bright in the New Year
Oh, such joyful and beautiful shots!
Good new year wishes to you and yours. ;0
I am amazed by your "drive by" shots. Beee-u-ti-ful!
I'm finally getting around to commenting on posts too.
Happy 2013!
Wonderful pictures , especially the first one with the long shadows.
I love the first photo! It is e very beautiful pic and whem I clos my eyes I dream I am there ...
Beautiful photos as usual :) Congratulations to the POTW recipients, which I really enjoyed.
so gorgeous hilary... that first photo is amazing!!! Happy New Year dear one!
These drive-bys are great. And I find that I am a lookie-loo.
That first shot is breathtaking! Happy New Year, Hilary!
Your first snow is beautiful. 8 inches may be a little one for you, but here that would be a major snowstorm. None in our forecast any time soon, :(
dera hilary, you know how much i love your photography.
that first one is incredibly charming and gorgeous and amaxing! i'd go on and on.
again. wonderful choices for the POTW.
big hugs~
I want to climb into that first photograph!
I have managed to keep my Reader's unread posts below the 300 mark, but just barely. Slowly whittling away and posting lightly until then. Thank you for not giving up on me! ♥
So beautiful, but I truly want to just jump in that first one and take a walk!
Dear Hilary, happy 2013 my dear friend.;)For some reason my computer refuses to load your images, but I can imagine they are so stunning.;)
I rather that this year the summer would not arrive too soon...;)
xoxo
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