Fluffy Snow

We've had a couple different snow storms roll through recently. There was "Q" (WTF?) and now we just finished up with "Rocky" which, much like its namesake, had several sequels. I took a few pictures of the really light stuff which fell with almost no wind and was able to really build up on stuff.

This first picture is a totally blown exposure but I kind of like it. I had just picked my camera up and shot out the window, then noticed (when the screen was mostly white) that exposure comp. was on +1.5EV. 

No filters and no messing around, these are the colors the camera saw. Yay light pollution!?

Ice Rain

I don't remember which day this was but we got some pretty decent ice rain about a week ago. There was at least an eighth inch on everything, with thicker spots. It did warm up pretty quick so it wasn't a total disaster.

After determining that it was too much work to clean the car off when it would simply melt on its own anyway, we walked to the grocery store for some provisions.

The ground and cement was 100% ice covered and would have been a total deathtrap without YakTrax.

This tree had fallen over recently but it may not have been ice related as I don't see the ice being all that heavy.

Have to stay warm out there!