The first fall of snow is not only an event, it’s a magical event. ~Anonymous
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XTi.
For week 11/28-12/04/10
The first real snowfall found me out on a lovely peaceful photo walk. I had so many great pics I had a hard time narrowing them down!
Abandonment Revisited
*I took a pic of this silo back in the fall. Got another shot today!
Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers. ~Anonymous
Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
“There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance.” ~William Sharp
True Love Heart
Seek Love in the pity of others’ woe,
In the gentle relief of another’s care,
In the darkness of night and winter’s snow,
In the naked and outcast, seek Love there!
~William Blake
Snow Hammock
So comes snow after fire, even dragons have their ending. ~J.R.R. Tolkien
Fences will not bind me
Nature chose for a tool, not the earthquake or lightning to rend and split asunder, not the stormy torrent or eroding rain, but the tender snow-flowers noiselessly falling through unnumbered centuries. ~John Muir
Shrouded Beauty
Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. ~Alice M. Swaim
Contrast
The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only. ~Joseph Wood Krutch
Buried Playtime
Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says “I’m going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snow shoes, that’s tough. I am going to snow anyway.” ~Maya Angelou
Lines
There is still vitality under the winter snow, even though to the casual eye it seems to be dead. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull
When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels. ~Unknown
See more of my photos from my photo walk over at my flickr account.
That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!
Absolutely stunning! Gorgeous shots. Love your use of the quotes between each shot, too.
@Denise,
Thanks, Denise!! The quotes just felt right this week. I love the first snowfall, so the pictures and the quotes just all fell together!!
Gorgeous shots!!
@Sarah,
Thank you so much, Sarah! It was worth going out in the cold and falling snow to capture some of these!
An amazing set this week. There is something so peaceful about a snowfall like that.
@Tara R.,
The first snowfall always makes me so happy. I almost always go out and take pictures in it. It’s not until February that I start getting annoyed with the snow *lol*
these make me cold!!!! can’t we skip the cold!!?? 🙁 but that last one is awesome!!
@jen,
LOL! I’d love to skip the cold…but I’m good with the snow. I do enjoy it. So beautiful and peaceful.
Thanks! I love the rail lines so much! I have a lot of fun photographing them.
Beautiful photos & I love the quotes!
wow, shrouded beauty and lines are stunning!!
Beautiful pictures. I love the look of your blog too. 😉
such beautiful shots! looks like a really amazing walk through such simple beauty.