Spring Rising

On the first sunrise of Spring I found this scene outside my front door, across the wheat field. As all the snow from earlier in the week had just about melted there was plenty of moisture in the air for fog formation. While I am always drawn to the photographic possibilities of fog, I could not pass up these fantastic clouds.

Old Man Winter Saves Best for Last

_DSC3425_DxO pc nik PAN (c) 72dpi, originally uploaded by Donnie Fulks.

Despite it having been a snowy winter, it has not been one with snow blanketing the trees. Until yesterday.

Made a couple of visits to the local pond; Before work and during lunch. The lower, protected areas were better than I could have hoped for. This is what I have been waiting for all winter.

Captured with NikonD800, 80-400 with Vari-ND for a 30 sec exposure.

Last Snow?

_DSC1827_DxO_PerfectlyClear ps 72dpi, originally uploaded by Donnie Fulks.

Perhaps this was the last snow of the year. Then again, maybe not. We had a snowy Easter a few years back that required a week straight of frost/freeze protection on the strawberry crop.

Winter is not quite done yet

_DSC1763_DxO_PerfectlyClear ps 72dpi pan, originally uploaded by Donnie Fulks.

It was 70 degrees yesterday, but hold your horses! The forecast is for several inches of snow after midnight.

Here is another old tractor from this winter.

A Look Back at Winter

_DSC1788_DxO_1_PerfectlyClear ps 72dpi, originally uploaded by Donnie Fulks.

Winter is not leaving us gracefully this year and that reminds me of the snowy season we had. While we had many storms blow through, none of them yielded the iconic scenes where the trees are covered in a pristine blanket of white. So I had to change gears...