“You can’t get too much winter in the winter.” ~ Robert Frost
FROSTY is the theme this week for the Sunday Stills photo challenge. During the month of February, winter is still alive and well in the Northern Hemisphere. I choose to enjoy it.
Frosty Scenes From the Road
We enjoyed primarily dry roads and easy driving conditions as we drove home from our road trip to Arizona at the end of January. However, as we approached Northern Idaho, snow had fallen in many places, leaving its frosty footprint.
Northern Oregon along the I-84 showed off its winter colors as well.
Winter, through your hoary frost, I travel on, longing to be lost. ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
Upon approaching Spokane, we were pleased to find the roads still dry, but the snow had fallen on Mt. Spokane, calling us home like a frosty winter beacon and its promise that winter was far from over.
Mt. Spokane is 5,887 feet high and is part of the Selkirk Mountain range, which spans British Columbia, Idaho, and Washington.
Winter Scenes Around the Neighborhood
Very little snow had fallen in Eastern Washington while we were in the warm southern states. I’m convinced Winter waited for us to arrive back home. Late last week, enough snow fell (around three inches in our area) to bring the winter wonderland back to life.
“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.” ~ John Burroughs
Notice all this sunshine? With the clear, blue skies, air temperatures were well into the single digits for several days. Last Thursday, I noted the temperature was -2 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, that is freakishly cold, you’re saying, but amazingly, the sunlight felt warm…for a few minutes. I bundled myself and my dog Brodie up for a stroll along Lake Spokane’s Nine Mile Takeout area.
The ducks didn’t mind the cold. I spied these new-to-me Barrow’s Golden-Eye Ducks floating where the Little Spokane River meets the lake.
Meanwhile, in the Backyard…
I threw black oil sunflower seeds around the yard for the winter birds…
…When I came upon these tracks in the snow.
These can’t be deer tracks, I pondered. I snapped the pic and asked Google Lens…
The melting snow off our roof and patio cover yielded some fabulous surprises.
“Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water.” ~ Henry Williamson
Most days, when the temps are in the single digits, I can enjoy frosty winter scenes from indoors!
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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. Please use your own original images, whether new or from your archives.
- 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 that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
Sharing this week for Johnbo’s Cellpic Sunday and Bird of the Week
“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” ~ Anamika Mishra
I can’t wait to see how you interpret this week’s theme! Creativity is encouraged, so please share your own photographs (old or new), poems, original short stories, and music inspired by the theme. Join me next week as we explore FRESH. Have a wonderful week!
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