Strange post title, eh? As an optimist at heart, I feel it is my duty to spread positive energy while February is keeping things frosty around here.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter on Feb 2nd’s Groundhog Day…sigh…
Frost or things that are FROSTY is our Sunday Stills theme this week. For our snowbirds, we still have plenty of frosty images to share whether we like it or not. For those languishing in the southern hemi’s summer, have you had a frosty cone lately? I can eat ice cream all year round!
Let’s start with this “last on the card” photo I took on January 31st.
Looking back to two years ago this month, February 2021 was our first full month living in the RV while waiting for our home to be ready. Not much else to do back then but snap photos.
This last November, our first snow fell abruptly on the 7th. The day before we had taken a drive to see the Autumn leaves and colors. And just like that frosty weather was here!
Flash Frozen Flora
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Freezing rain and snow bring a frosty, unearthly beauty to flowers, leaves, and trees.
“But frost, like the crystallized dreams of autumn, began to coat the clearing with its sugar glaze.” ― Victoria Logue
Flash Frozen Fences
These frosty fences were gifted to us during Thanksgiving week! Just in time for my stepdaughter and her hubby to arrive from Arizona.
Not So Flash-Frozen Dog
Nothing stops Brodie from fetching the ball. He LOVES the snow and cold, frosty air.
Frosty Danger
“October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The featured image shows a frosty icicle. This one shows the huge icicles attached to our satellite dish.
While these are quite beautiful, this kind of ice can be dangerous to your home. Icicles and ice that form on the edges of rooftops freeze, melt, and freeze again, causing ice dams to build under the eves of your roof. This can lead to cracked drywall and water damage inside the walls of the home. Hubby was up on our roof with the snow shovel and spent two days clearing off the 12 inches of snow and breaking the built-up ice. We’re told heat tape placed inside the roof gutters and other strategic locations on the roof can minimize this problem.
Frosty Monochrome
I was inspired by two monochrome challenges this week. Every week, Bren of Brashley Photography hosts Mid Week Monochrome in which I have only recently taken part. Patti, this week’s host of Lens-Artists, challenges us to find shadows and reflections within monochrome images. My featured image of the dripping icicle demonstrates monochrome.
And with that, I also give you, a frosty Grand Canyon:
I used the Painnt filter app to create both images, which enhanced the shadows on the canyon walls.
Photo Challenges this Week
Each week I am inspired by my fellow bloggers’ photo challenges. I enjoy incorporating these into my Sunday Stills weekly themes.
- BushBoy’s Last on the Card
- Bren’s Midweek Monochrome
- Cee’s Flower of the Day
- Hammads’s Weekend Sky
- Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday
- Lens-Artists: Shadows on Monochrome
- Marsha’s Wednesday Quotes: Chilly Air
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
This Week’s Featured Bloggers
Sunday Stills is a wonderful community of bloggers and photographers who desire to connect with one another. Below are this week’s links from bloggers who shared their FROSTY photos. I add these all week as new links are posted.
- YOUR BLOG’S NAME HERE!
- Bend Branches
- Between the Lines
- NEW! Boz Bozeman
- Cee’s Photo Challenges
- The Day After
- Deb’s World a shout-out!
- Equipoise Life Image shared in comments
- Graham’s Island
- Hugh’s Views and News Image shared in comments
- Journeys with Johnbo
- Loving Life
- Middleton Road
- Pilgrimage Studio
- Quaint Revival
- Stevie Turner
- This is Another Story
- Woolly Muses
“Despite the heart-numbing frost, my soul is blooming like spring.” ― Debasish Mridha
What is FROSTY is your part of the world? Please share with any creative ideas you have. Next week is the monthly color challenge–RED.
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