Images from the Snowstorm Today

| February 15, 2010

It has snowed and snowed and snowed today! We already had a couple of inches on the ground, but now we have at least 7 more! Here are some photos I took. My Gabby Rose is so small compared to the high drifts of snow. Male Northern Cardinal in tree near feeders. Northern Cardinal at [...]

Snow and Ice Wonderland

| February 7, 2010

Once again we got hit pretty hard (not nearly as hard as others) with a Snow and Ice storm. It started off on Friday with just rain, through the day turned into ice and by Friday late afternoon, snow. We ended up getting about 4 inches of just snow, and then some ice under it. [...]

Snowflake Photos

| January 2, 2010

This morning I was able to get my first really clear snowflake macro images of the season on my camera! It just hadn’t been cold enough yet for the crystals to stay well defined. Well with temperatures in the teens this morning, I had success! All of the photos were either taken on black felt [...]

Observing the Miracle of Snowflakes

| December 19, 2009

Much of the midwest and eastern United States got significant amounts of snow last night! So, it is definitely time to do one of my favorite  things…snowflake observation! I am not at home right now, so I cannot share my latest photos, however below are just a couple of the macro photos I took of snowflakes [...]

Introducing Snow and Ice

| December 16, 2009

Over at Shining Dawn Books we are pleased to announce the release of a new unit…Snow and Ice! And to launch our new unit we are having a Giveaway! Head on over to the Snow and Ice Giveaway to enter for your chance to win a free copy. And in the meantime click the image [...]

Our First Snowfall!!

| December 7, 2009

It was just a dusting, but beautiful nonetheless. We’ve already been outside having fun in it! The temperatures are in the 30′s so we know it won’t last long!         The following is a link to our Snow Studies from last year. We’ll be doing many of those things again, plus more [...]