Frozen Jewels

This winter in the Eastern part of Pa that I live has been a really pretty one with fairly frequent snowfalls, many of them being lasting for a few days before they melt, which has offered some nice photo opportunities. Yesterday was one such day and I was able to take short bits of time to make some exposures. It was a really nice out, although very cold and as I was out doing chores with my camera in tow, the landscape seemed to be constantly calling my distracted mind here and there with "look at me... no look at me" thoughts popping into my mind continuously around me.

The few shots that are posted here this morning are from views around my own neighborhood as well as a couple ones of the local rivers nearby where I live. I am blessed with living in an area with a varied landscape and nice photo opportunities, but even so, I have found that living with your eyes open helps. Some images are of snow, others of ice, but all of them highlighting the world around me as if it was covered in this temporary jewelery for our momentary enjoyment. 

As mentioned before, I am always drawn to trees, especially as when light snow rests on the branches, outlining their form, I am particularly drawn to them and although I shoot them again and again, I never tire of trying to find new patterns and something always seems to emerge from these familiar friends, refreshing my eye anew. The top image is of the Perkiomen Creek, which runs behind and below my home, taken a few weeks ago early on a Sunday morning, when the trees were heavy laden with ice. The others were taken yesterday and early this morning.

There is allot of wintertime left around here I suspect, and new snow is forecast-ed again tonight, so I might continue to post as I shoot or not, but I hope you enjoy what I have so far.