…I looked toward the eastern sky, immediately thinking, “Snow clouds!”–and took this shot:
Snow Clouds-12NOV2012
And…I was right! These images were taken approximately 20 minutes ago (7:00 AM CST) from my window:
First Snow-13NOV2012
Here along the shore of Lake Michigan, this is just a trace…apparently, some of the outlying areas of Chicago received a bit more “Stuff!”
winter is coming!
Oh, yes, Barbara…and I really don’t look forward to it BUT…it does make for some great shots…probably the only reason I put up with it!
You’re right, such a winter sky. I am shivering. I am not ready for winter. Stay cozy and warm! ~ Lily
Well, Lily, I’m ready…with all my winter clothing cleaned and in good repair…but I surely hope it will me a mild one! You keep warm, too!
I am going to break the trend – I love winter! I love dressing up warm when it is cold outside, I love the first virgin white snow before it gets walked on, I love being in the country because the views are amazing and I love coming into a warm house after a very long country walk in the snow. I love winter!
You seem to be a ‘great lover’, dear smacked! I really don’t mind winter, as long as I, too, am ‘bundled’ in many layers…making it seem as if I was the small child sent out to play by Mother! Too bad I’ve gotten too *old and decrepit* to lay down in the snow and make ‘snow angels’, then photograph them…hmmm, maybe not too *OandD* for that after all?
I am sure you are not OandD – give it a try, you may be surprised!
Well, smacked (she blushes and laughs aloud), you are obviously a GREAT believer, too! I’ll make sure to post pics if (when) I do!
I think you can get some of the best photos sometimes doing that. I love them, they are very spontaneous.
Agreed, Leanne…nothing better to do while waiting for a train than to shoot those ‘little things of interest’!
Still no trace here in SE Ontario but I had a week of winter already out in Alberta … -20C standing at the cenotaph on the 11th. Toes-tingling cold standing all that time on the snow. I’m looking forward to that first morning I wake up to see everything blanketed in white …. how long that feeling lasts depends on how much, how cold, how long and how much I need to venture out in it.
-20C!!! Yikes, Lynne…please stay warm! Thanks so for the visit, too!