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Searching for Winter

2/4/2012

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    If I were to describe this winter, I would use only one word -- easy.  On the rare occasion we have actually seen a snowfall in Minneapolis-St. Paul, I don't believe it has ever amounted to more than 3-inches; less than 15-inches this entire season.  Cold temps? -- Our heating bill is the lowest it's been in recent memory.  So, my husband and I headed up north for a couple of days -- 2 hours south of the Canadian border, expecting to find winter.  There was a little more snow, but it wasn't much colder.  O.k., I'll use one more word to describe this winter -- weird.  The weather has just been so unMinnesota-like.

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     We experienced mostly gray skies; the result of unusual winter warmth causing snow-melt and moisture in the air.  On a photography hike through the woods, I was searching for any color I could find.  Any contrast to the grayness.

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       Moss provided some of the most beautiful and vibrant color in the woods.

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               The birch trees and their peeling, butter colored, paper-like bark.

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                                          The blue-green hue of the lichen.

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     I'm not certain if the blackened bark on this birch tree is the result of disease.  The contrast of black against the snow and alongside the reddish-brown of the pine needles was beautifully bold in the otherwise neutral surroundings.

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     And this is why areas of northern Minnesota are called The Iron Range -- bands of red iron ore layered in the soil.  Steep hills were often colored in pink ribbon-like streaks where the iron combined with melting snow.

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            And how could I not photograph a body protruding from a hay bale?
                                                       
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Merisi in Vienna link
2/4/2012 05:55:02 am

Ellen,
you found some exquisite winter images!
Love the stand of young birch trees, evokes Robert Frosts “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. The subdued colors captured in all those images, the peeling birch bark, all quietly and beautifully wintery.
A wonderful weekend to you and yours,
Merisi

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Merisi link
2/4/2012 05:57:34 am

Looking through your recent posts, the quality of your images really stands out. You are a great cook and a fantastic photographer!
Coming here always is a pleasure. Thank you!

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