Harpenden Common at sunrise
© Teresa Kirkpatrick 2010
A gentle dusting of snow had me reaching for my mobile phone camera as I walked gingerly to the station along icy pavements soon after 8am yesterday morning. I've had little or no time for anything vaguely creative recently beyond singing in some carol concerts, but my imagination was caught by the sun lighting up the still autumnal colours of the trees, set off by the snowy highlights.
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| Harpenden Common, 8.15 on a December morning © Teresa Kirkpatrick 2010 |
Risking life and limb as I teetered along I managed to grab a variety of shots without falling over or suffering frostbite to my camera hand. Gathering clouds filtered the sunlight - the whole effect was lovely and subtle.
It's all been a bit different today, however - snowing steadily (or should that be heavily?) from 11am to 4pm. Here's a shot from my back bedroom window at lunchtime. Compare it with the balmy scene depicted here and you'll notice the difference!
another view from my back bedroom window!
© Teresa Kirkpatrick 2010
The unusual weather is making it difficult to get about - I still have no idea whether I'll make it to church tomorrow, let alone work on Monday - and I've warned my Christmas guests to make sure they have a suitable Christmas lunch to eat in their freezer at home just in case they don't make it over here. But it's also an opportunity to take photos and look at things with an artist's eye. Who knows, I might actually manage to do some painting or printmaking over the Christmas break!
snow on a lavender bush
© Teresa Kirkpatrick 2010
Fabulous shots! Would make lovely Christmas cards - for next year!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure that's your lavender bush and not some poor freezing hedgehog?
ReplyDeleteLove the frozen garden :-)