For a few glorious moments this afternoon, we had a great distraction from the political struggles of the day: A corn snow!
I’m no photographer. All I have is our old point-and-shoot Olympus, but I had to take a few shots for the record. The snow was gone in 20 minutes, with the sun coming out just in time to set. It also gave me a chance to practice making thumbnails. Sorry folks, this is a “practice” diary.
To see the photos bigger, click on the thumbnails, (while I keep my fingers crossed!)
There is little enough to look at now in our garden, just leaves and a few blossoms here and there.
For our Canadian Tribbers, here is one of our last Henry Hudson’s, blown off by the same strong wind that brought the snow.
As the sun came out, I saw it a little better.
The cold wind and setting sun quickly made pictures just about impossible. It was only fitting then, just for Family Man and the other Southerners at BT, that I found a few “grains” of snow left on our Alabama Sunset coleus, just as I ran out of light.
Hey it worked! Do you have a stinky gingko tree in your yard?
The pics are wonderful even from your old point and shoot. That’s what I have too but I can dream, can’t I?
I’m glad it worked! Our neighbor has a male Gingko. I’m very glad it is not a female tree – none of those smelly decaying fruit.
that is strange looking snow.
I learned about corn snow when I lived in northern New England. Some of my friends there spoke about it, describing it just as it looked here. They said it was great skiing snow – probably because it came (if it did) late in the Spring, when the old snow was pretty wretched.
I lived up in New England for a few years, but never heard of corn snow. I even skiied up there, but I remember skiing in icy conditions more than anything else.
If it is cold enough for corn snow to stay rather than melt, I think it would be pretty icy. I think it’s the quick freezing conditions that bring it on.
Great shots Kidspeak. I think your point and shoot does a fine job.
Thanks, FM. I’ve been pretty happy with it taking mostly simple shots in our garden. It’s terrible with pics of our animals, however, they move too fast, even at the fastest setting.
My first digital was an Olympus point and shoot. I actually think some of the best shots I’ve taken before were with it.
When you get a good snow, send some down our way. 🙂
I’ll be happy to do that – though I like snow a lot.
When I lived in Birmingham (Homewood, actually), it did snow once. Children were literally shouting in the street, they were so excited. It was lovely, but driving down the mountain with all those folks who didn’t know how to drive in snow was not such a pleasure!
I’ll try to make sure you get the snow only on the flat stretches of the highways.
I learned how to drive in snow when I lived up north and in Europe. If it ever does snow down here, I don’t get on the highway.
But if you do send 3 or 4 feet down here, let me know first so I can stock up the house. 🙂
Yes sir! I live to serve.
The way you’ve used the light and shadow is really good.
Thank you, you are the one who uses light so well. I love the way things look early and late in the day, but what I got today was mostly luck.
Nice work!
at least someone made something positive out of this weather 🙂
Blech. I am so not ready for winter! I had to scrape off my car windshield for the first time this morning, and I didn’t enjoy it one bit.
Down here in Jackson, MS, whenever (if ever) it snows, all self-respecting disc golfers MUST report to the nearest course to play a round of snow-golf. If you think that’s slightly crazy, I heard about some of the guys playing “hurricane golf” when Katrina blew thru here as a cat1 storm!
Nice work, Kidspeak. We’ll probably have our first hard frost tonight. I’m sorry to see the zinnias and morning glories turn brown:(
Excellent, Kidspeak! The pictures are great. Out here in the Wilds of the Rocky mountains we call it Popcorn snow. . .only usually happens in the spring at our altitude. This time of year we are more likely to slushy mix of snow and rain. Generally after the first snow though, it gets serious and it is snow, snow, snow thereafter.
Enjoy it.
Thank you, Shirl. I’ve heard of this called popcorn snow, too! I was very shocked to see it this time of year – and really, seeing it at all is a first for me, and this early, too. It was one of those great nature experiences that lasts just a moment but is remembered forever.
Of course, what I know about snow pales beside your experience!
LOL! What I know about snow is it’s cold and it’s wet and the beauty of big white fluffly flakes seems to wane sometime in January when I am pretty tired of it.
Wonderful pictures Kid…and I now have a new set of pictures for my revolving screen savers.
Thanks, Chocolate. Like another person around here, I’m doing the “aw shucks” thing about anyone putting this pics on their screensaver list.