A little ice with combinations of red and green make a match for the season. Yesterday, lots of black ice dotted the landscape and made for some tricky early morning driving, and in my case some carefully maneuvering to the bottom of the driveway with the trashcans. However, it also meant that the camera had to come out early, before the fire in the woodstove even. Buildings and scenic downtown images would have to wait for another time. With my 4-wheel drive, snow I can take, but ice can be a whole different matter. Sometimes it's like recklessly, riding the bumper cars at OOB or the spinning teacups at Disney. You never know what direction you're going to go, or where you're going to end up. Ice, steep hills and your vehicle can make for a treacherous combination. Be safe out there!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Seasonal Color
A little ice with combinations of red and green make a match for the season. Yesterday, lots of black ice dotted the landscape and made for some tricky early morning driving, and in my case some carefully maneuvering to the bottom of the driveway with the trashcans. However, it also meant that the camera had to come out early, before the fire in the woodstove even. Buildings and scenic downtown images would have to wait for another time. With my 4-wheel drive, snow I can take, but ice can be a whole different matter. Sometimes it's like recklessly, riding the bumper cars at OOB or the spinning teacups at Disney. You never know what direction you're going to go, or where you're going to end up. Ice, steep hills and your vehicle can make for a treacherous combination. Be safe out there!
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That sign-off reminds me of the old sarg from Hill Street Blues. wow, that was a blast from the past.
ReplyDeleteSome of those berries look a bit like red caterpillars ... if you look at them obliquely ... and no, I have not let the evil liquor past my lips!
Frozen berries: it sounds like a specialty of the house!
ReplyDeleteIt actually looks edible...so beautiful, those ice sleeves encasing every curve and point. You be careful too, Birdman!
ReplyDeleteAll the elements in the photo combine to make it an arresting image. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that gorgeous winterberry that I picked is a wetland deciduous holly. (true) Wetland, being the key word, is why I take my life into my hands when I go and pick those berries from the side of the road. One slip and I may fall into water that is over my LLBean boot. (It's happened before.)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see they look so nice.
Your description of driving on ice caused me to have a flashback of a time long ago when I was forced to drive on ice in Iowa. I'm from Alabama so not many skills there. Long story short, I spun and we went across the rode and down into a corn field thankfully. Harrowing experience that could have been tragic. YOU BE CAREFUL TOO!
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Very nice eye candy but no good for navigating.
ReplyDeleteHi from York - thanks for your comment on JorvikDP and for these images. I'm a beginner, and it shows!
ReplyDeleteWe miss you! Love the picture. It is very original and beautiful.
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