Snow Day in Georgia

I just uploaded snow day photos onto the First A Dream Facebook page.  You can see all of them there.  Here are a few of my favs -

It's after 5 and the snow is still coming down hard.  I'll bet it will be even prettier tomorrow.  Hard to imagine because it looks beautiful now.  However, back in 2010, I took my favorite snow photo ever on the day after the snow.  The sun came out.  The sky was an amazing blue and the view over the pond was postcard perfect.  I'd love to take more photos like that!

White Christmas in Georgia!!! + RE Party

This Christmas was amazing!  I had a wonderful time at all the family get-togethers and then to top it all off, it snowed.  We saw flurries here and there during the day and then around 5 yesterday afternoon, it began snowing in earnest!  

I am so happy that I learned how to take blue hour photos - photos taken when it is ust before the sun rises or just after it sets.  I knew how to adjust my shutter speed so that it would stay open for quite a while.  I grabbed my tripod and went out for a night stroll in the snow.  It was very quiet and peaceful.  The wind wasn't blowing last night so it was quite pleasant.  

 Even though I left the shutter open for up to 15 seconds, my photos were still pretty dark.  It was a little past the blue light hour. 

I used the flash for this photo of my car.

Today, some of the snow is gone.  It's been incredibly windy - howling, in fact! This morning, I took a stroll and took more photos.  The dogs came along this time.  We all froze! The wind makes such a difference.

The dogs had a great time.

Jack loves to run in wide circles at full speed when he gets excited.  Buddy barks at him the whole time.

  


Update: 1:30 pm - It's snowing again!!!

Be sure to check out   the latest RE- Party!

We RE-do, RE-decorate, RE-organize, RE-pair,  RE-upholster,    
RE-member, RE-finish, RE-purpose, and of course, we love to RE-lax!   

This party celebrates ALL the RE-'s in our lives!  

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Snow... Day Two!

First of all, our new pup, Jack, is named after the boy on the left in this photo. His brother Jonce, is in the middle. Their friend, Jake, is on the right. Triple "J" Boys!


The snow is still here. It's around noon. The sun is out and the snow is starting to fall off the trees a bit, but not much - it's still below freezing.

This morning, I went up to the loft and was struck by the view out the windows.
The window wall up there is just fabulous - even more so on a day like today!

By the way, the knockout rose cuttings are doing just fine!
Two of the three cuttings made it and have put out lots of new leaves.

Jack was a little antsy this morning so we went for a walk.

Yesterday, I thought we got about 2 1/2 inches of show.
Wrong - it's at least 4 inchesdeep in most places
and in wide open pasture areas, it's a little over 5.

The barn roof had a pretty melting affect over the edge this morning.
It's hard to tell from this photo, but there's a pretty good curl involved here!

The lake was like glass.

The pups had a chat with their friends from next door.

The road looked pretty.
A few people with 4 wheel drive have been out,
but most people are staying put today.

Rudy's old truck (which we still think of as Uncle Clyne's truck)
looks pretty in the snow. Hopefully, it will soon have a home with a roof!

Snow Day!

Yipeeeeeeeeeee! I love snow. I didn't go in to work today. All of the schools were closed in anticipation of the snow, which was supposed to start around 9.

At noon there was still nothing. But once it did come in, it really put on a show. It's still coming down as I write. According to porch rail deposits, we have a little over two and half inches.

I went for a walk a little while ago. I should have gone earlier, but I ended up taking a very serious nap. Buddy and Lulu and our new baby, Jack, went along.

SIDE NOTE ON THE DOG'S NAME: My niece's youngest boy is named Jack and we are awaiting his permission to use the name. At family events, we would need to refer to our four legged baby as Jack Jr. The two legged Jack could be Jack Sr. If Jack Sr. decides he doesn't want a dog named after him, then other names being considered are Duke and Chester.

Now, back to the walk. I took lots of pictures. I edited pretty well but still have lots to share.

First we all went to the lake. So pretty...

The babies spotted some friends on the other side of the fence.

Moving on... Everything must be inspected.

Jack was a bundle of energy. He LOVED the snow!

This is the gate at the end of the driveway.
It's a pretty view no matter what the weather.

Buddy was quite happy with the snow. The cold was NOT a problem.

The pasture... very serene.

...until the babies cut loose.

Back home.

Running home.

Buddy had to run back to me. Buddy is a definite mama's boy and is a little concerned about Jack. He likes Jack but wants to make sure Jack doesn't take his place as top dog by my side. In fact, Buddy is sitting right by my chair as I type.

Here's one more because I couldn't resist ... early evening looking towards the barn.

Divine Gift of Snow

Snow is taken for granted by many. But in Atlanta, snow brings everything to a wonderful standstill. We seems to get it even less than we used to. Global Warming maybe. But this year, we got a divine gift of snow in March. We all got out and went for a stroll around the property to take in the absolute beauty of it all.