Shades of Winter

Looks as if we managed to survive winters latest blizzard-y blast, just as we survived the snowfall of a couple weeks ago, the one predicated to be "the blizzard of a lifetime" by an overwrought newscaster. Guess my lifetime has been longer because I can remember several snowstorms in the Seventies and Eighties that were much heavier than anything we have seen recently. In fact, the storm of December 1974 dropped more snow in one evening (over 18 inches) than our two most recent snowfalls combined.
As sometimes happens in the days immediately following a snowfall, we enjoy clear, sunny skies and more moderate temperatures - ideal for a morning photo expedition. The early morning sun, casting long, dark shadows on a pristine white snow cover offers an ideal setting for black and white photography.