Archive for the 'Winter' tag

Entombed in ice

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

sticks frozen in ice

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Frozen waves

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

surface of frozen lake

A frozen Lake Monona.

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Hoarfrost

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

I woke up this morning to find hoarfrost beautifully covering all the plant life in the neighborhood.

hoarfrost on an evergreen

After a few cups of coffee, I grabbed my camera and headed over to Olbrich Park.

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An open letter to Mother Nature

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Dear Mother Nature,

Thank you for all the snow over the past several weeks. It really does makes everything look beautiful. Unfortunately, I am beginning to run out of places to put it when I shovel my driveway.

snow covered trees

Would you mind holding off on the snow for a while, say maybe until some of it melts? That would be great. Thanks.

Your friend,
Jonathan

Your table is ready

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

patio table and chairs covered with snow

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Roof rake? Check.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Yesterday I had another new home owner’s experience. I bought a roof rake and cleared the snow from the bottom portion of my roof.

House roof and tree

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Blizzard aftermath

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Here’s what my block looked like after the blizzard hit Madison (yesterday and today).

cleared sidewalk with snow pile

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