Walking in a Winter Wonderland

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Just wanted to share some pics I took today of Hines Park / the Rouge River when I was taking my brother's dog for a walk today. Even though I didn't have a proper camera and took them on my crappy Samsung, I think they came out pretty well...especially with a hyperactive shepherd/boxer mix pulling at me every time I stopped!

Also: PLEASE visit my last post and offer me a prompt, if you would be so kind! (It would be muchly appreciated!)





















All attempts at photographing the dog ended up in motion blur. Girl's got energy! :)

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Wow, those are impressive for cell phone camera pictures.

Thank you! It was maddening trying to get them...I took many, many more than I posted. I would stand there lining everything up, trying to place everything in frame the way I wanted it, and then the dog would take off at a gallop and jerk me out of position!

City snow is always lame. Even when it does stick, there's always too much activity churning it up for it to stay pretty for long.

I took these pictures mid-blizzard, as you can tell from the river pics. (I was SO PSYCHED that the falling snow showed up in the pics!) However, when the snow was falling, the temp was a few degrees above freezing; you can see it's kinda wet and drippy in the close-up pics. However, now it's well below freezing, which means all the lovely, fluffy snow will freeze into a hard, icy shell overnight. BOO!

It was perfect for making snowballs this afternoon. I was throwing them for Roxie (the dog) to fetch, and she was so proud when she was able to find one to bring back to me, and so devastated when it crumbled in her mouth before she could retrieve it!