Cattle and Snow in New Mexico

Meeelllltiiiiiing...

Snow + native grass + 45-degree temps...

The Last Snow?

Hope "springs" eternal... :)
My car, drifted...

And the trashcan. Notice the gate as well.

Snow-covered

I didn't realize it was snowing until Sirius came in snow-covered...

Through the White and Drifted Snow

I was lamenting yesterday that I hadn't gotten any good snow pictures yet this year, so, the weather complied. :) I work with a lot of photographers, and one of them signs his emails, "May the light be with you." This morning, it was. I'm not sure there would be a more perfect time to take these than when I took them...

(By evening these were totally obliterated by the wind...)

The Forest of OP

Snow in the deep dark forest, aka the parking lot.

It was pretty at first, but now it's just blowing about.

Sirius and Snow

His and Hers?!?

At the Tractor Supply store (long story), I noticed that they're now making pedal tractors in pink. Just what I would have wanted as a child--a "Miss Farmer" pink tractor... not.
And, here's our first snow:

Defective Helmets

Truck stop kitch. These guys really should have worn more armor. Taken at Butler, MO, on the way to the Venetian event this weekend.

Other joys of the journey:

In Like a Lion

March came in like a lion last night with a spectacular lighting storm, serious rain, and some snow this morning . . . These will hopefully be the last snow photos of the winter.


My commute in Colorado followed what's called "the diagonal" between Longmont and Boulder. It went by many many fields and many wild areas. One of the things that I became fascinated by as I drove was seed pods with snow. Evidently that fascination still exists as you can see it here.

I hate that these have a tin building in the background, but...

The Big Ape I Sleep With

My early birthday present from Khaentlahn--a big ape. He's got red fur *tipped* with dark brown, and he's holding a heart that says "Love me." He currently lives in my bed.

Down to the wire on these tonight. I took some of the snow earlier (a few of which you'll probably get at the bottom of this post), but I didn't really like them. So, these are pictures from home... I'm sure I made quite a spectacle running about with my camera trying to find something interesting to photograph ten minutes before midnight. [Ed: After I made this post, I looked around and realized that every light in my apartment was on--finding enough light for my phone indoors at night is a challenge.]


When I left the Outlands, the Baron that I worked for sent me a gift. A mold of his hand (no, seriously). It says, "Thanks for giving me a hand" on the stump, and then he signed it. It's cool *and* kinda creepy, but not nearly as creepy as it looks in this picture. :)

Turns out I was a little obsessed with this tree when I was taking snow pictures. :)

Light and Shadow

Rubber bands in a box. (Not shot black and white, but with the color removed.)

It's cold here. It was extremely cold this morning--wished for buffalo blankets in the car cold--and as I shivered my way in the door I thought, "No standing in a snow drift taking pictures today." But then the sun came out, as it often does in my world, and reminded me to be warm and enjoy life. So, a couple of silly snow pictures.

A snow DJ?


And mystery tracks in the field behind the parking lot.

No Valentines...

Dear Mr. Landlord, there seems to be something amiss with my mailbox.

The footprints make it appear that my neighbor checked his and left it on the ground. :) I *think* I heard this happen last night--there was a noise that sounded like a really big door slamming. No Valentines for me... :)

This morning all the photos that I saw on my way in yesterday looked even better with the sun shining. We got an additional dusting of what I call "sparkly snow"--a much more Midwestern occurrence. Lighter, more crystalline snow that blows around a lot while it's falling and makes the ground sparkle.


And, look, there's blue sky!

Snow and Trees

This morning the world is frosted with white and I couldn't resist a "snow series." It's like someone somewhere knew I was missing Colorado--complete with the snow blowing over the road in places. This project is taking over my life a little. The whole drive in this morning I was thinking, "That would make a good photo. No, that, right there would be better."

So, "Snow a la Jenn":

This is what happens when it rains, then sleets, then snows.

I really like the dark and light in this one.

This is right outside my door. (It snowed more in Lawrence than in Topeka. All the others are Topeka.)

This one's a good overview of what it really looks like.

I took this for a bird that you can't see in the final version, but it certainly looks like Mr. Tumnus will step out at any moment.

Make My Day

Personalized Valentines from my nephews arrived today and immediately went up on my bulletin board next to my computer. I started to crop out the photos on my desk, then realized the boys were in them. So, this one gets to pretty much represent "family." :) Ethan's is the far left (he's 5), Max's is in the middle (7), and Nick's on the right (3). The photo in the center is one of my favorites--I took it of Max and E with the elephants at the zoo. :) The photo on the left is at Tom's wedding. The three boys are in the center front.

Update: Called to tell them thank you--Max wants to know "Why are little brothers *so* annoying? Tell me, what's good about little brothers?" (I told him that I wouldn't have gotten to spend time with *him* if I hadn't had little brothers.) Ethan went to a "Valentimes party" and got *two* suckers--"Almost all the other cards had Skittles in them, Aunt Jenny, how did they *know* that suckers were my favorite?" And Nick, well, Nick got a *red* sucker, and that was really great! :o)

And, it's snowing. Beautiful heavy flakes of perfect snowball snow (so perfect that I had to throw one while I was cleaning off my car to come home). One of the best parts about snow is how quiet it is while it's snowing. It makes you feel kind of wrapped up in a cocoon of white.

Silliness and snow

I've discovered that I don't take a lot of photos of people. So here's one for you. Jennie/Rivkah making faces for the camera:


She's actually a very beautiful girl. :)

Here's the snow in Colorado. This is how Jeanne-Marie's street looks right now.


And one more airport photo to round out the weekend. DIA escalators--