After being snowed/iced in for almost 2 weeks, Buffy and I headed to my rural property for a morning hike. I heard running water in the creek before we reached the ravine.
After “oohing and aahing” a bit, I ended up noticing the designs that snow falling from the trees made in the snow below.
The angle of the sun was just right to showcase them.
Snow melting contributed to their designs too.
My pictures didn’t do them justice. I didn’t know how to set my camera to compensate for the bright snow.
These discs measured 4-5 inches across.
The east-facing slope had less snow than the west-facing one did.
This last one measured over 12 inches from top to bottom and 3 or more inches tall. I couldn’t figure out how it formed. There were concentric oval “lines” and a slight depression in the center. Maybe it rolled and fell to the side, resulting in the design. Nothing made sense …
It had to be magic.
Posted by Naturalist Anna on January 13, 2013 at 7:29 am
Woah! I have never seen nor heard of such a thing! Those designs are incredible I wish I could be there with you! B-)
Posted by naturesnippets on January 13, 2013 at 9:08 am
We sure could have fun! Ice and snow can be so interesting, especially the ice designs. I can’t imagine living where you don’t need a winter coat.
Posted by Vicki on January 13, 2013 at 9:31 am
very pretty! I wish we had some snow so I could look forward to these things here.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 13, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Glad you enjoyed. We usually don’t have 20 inches that hangs around so long. So I was a little glad to see it melt.
Posted by caleephotography on January 13, 2013 at 9:51 am
Mother Nature is the best designer, all categories!
Posted by naturesnippets on January 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm
You got that RIGHT!
Posted by Therese on January 13, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Only you would take time to notice “snow droppings”. How lucky we are that we have you! You notice beauty in everything—big and small. Thank you.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 13, 2013 at 8:16 pm
You have me practically speechless … which we know seldom happens.
Posted by my secret love for you on January 14, 2013 at 11:26 am
wow, very interesting, I love the picture with the big snow circle !!
Posted by naturesnippets on January 14, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Thanks. It was an interesting hike. The snow circle was my favorite too, and I still can’t figure out how it happened.
Posted by Steve Schwartzman on January 14, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Scenes with lots of bright areas in them usually fool my camera meter into producing underexposed pictures, so in cases like that I compensate by setting the camera to overexpose by one f/stop.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 14, 2013 at 5:32 pm
Thanks
Posted by orbphotog on January 15, 2013 at 12:02 am
Very lovely photos and thoughtfully observed. I’ll bet the air smelled bracingly fresh and clean!
Posted by naturesnippets on January 15, 2013 at 10:15 am
Yes, it was a beautiful morning meant for me and Buffy, and then for me to share.
Posted by Fossillady on January 15, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Truly love the spiral design of the last photograph. I’ve gone around and caught snow faces on trees and photographed them. Then I made a riddle to go along with it. It’s called tree spirits and if you go to my site it will take you to my hubpages where I posted it. You have to use your imagination and looks to me that’s what inspired your snow photo session! Have a great week ahead! Kathi :O)
Posted by naturesnippets on January 15, 2013 at 8:07 pm
I’ve never thought to look for snow faces on trees. Surely we’ll have more snow so I can search for tree spirits.