Take It To The Streets - Day 27

Two Kinds of Snowfall    

It's Still Stormy But There's Too Much Snow On That Roof 

- raking the snow off in chunks     

"It ain't over 'til it's over," said the baseball legend Yogi Berra. And neither is Winter, judging by the amount of snow that fell here in the past day and a half. Standing on the snowbank extends the reach of the long-handled snow rake.   

Art Every Day Month - Nov 11 -

Snow on the Riverbank

Snow on the Riverbank - an overnight dusting of snow

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There's just a riffle of a breeze on the water near the riverbank, but the overnight dusting of snow on the shoreline is undisturbed. The tree branches and the tall grasses on the shoreline have been able to shake the snow off, but the chilled moisture in the sand will be able to preserve the snow until the sun hits it and evaporates the white stuff.

Art Every Day Month - Nov 9 -

Dogwood Berries for the Birds 2

Red Osier Dogwood Berries for the Winter Birds 2  

- backlighting from early morning sunlight on overnight snow

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Golden early morning sunlight silhouettes a cluster of Red Osier Dogwood berries, food for the overwintering birds. Migrating birds have already picked the neighboring clusters bare. That fluffy cap of snow with the glowing light behind it will melt during the day, but this photograph saves the fleeting impression.