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02-DEC-2011

20111201-_DSC3636.jpg

On Wednesday it started snowing sometime after 11:00 pm and continued until midday. The silence of a snowfall during the night allows us to awake to a new world, one covered in a blanket of white. For me watching a snowfall is a thing of beauty but there is something special when a silent snowfall surprises you in the morning. And, I accept, that along with all this beauty in nature comes the cold and wet, which is its way of sustaining this world of ours. So I grabbed the camera and braved the icy roads. I had no particular plan but let my intuition guide me. I traveled north and east on 120th in search of the farmers two trees. After a few frames and letting the cold air invigorate my soul, I drove to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. I wanted to take in the beauty of the grassland and cottonwoods in their winter white. To my enjoyment, not far from the cottonwood grove, I found a nice buck and four does in search food while off in the distance a solitary coyote entering a group of trees. Ah, winter.


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Lise De Serres08-Dec-2011 23:33
Beautiful ambiance!
Cindi Smith03-Dec-2011 04:43
Oh, what a marvelous find and capture. I too love the peace and tranquility of the quiet snowfall. It's the people and roads that make it difficult. But, it is the beauty of it all that lures us out. We are supposed to be getting some of that late this weekend. We will see. Hope it is not ice. I gotta vote on this!
Naomi 02-Dec-2011 21:30
A very nice image, Monte. V
Faye White02-Dec-2011 17:20
Oh my goodness! This is awesome!
Coleen Perilloux Landry02-Dec-2011 16:00
Vote. Excellent words.
Guest 02-Dec-2011 15:47
Excellent capture and story. V.
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