Yesterday, after I cleared the snow off of my Jeep for the first time, I drove down to my neighborhood pond in a December snow storm to enjoy the snow.
December snow storm in the Salt Lake Valley – Nikon D810, f10, 1/320, ISO 1000, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 200mm, natural light
Big, fat snowflakes were falling softly as I walked down to the edge of the pond. I was glad that I had carried my backup Nikon D810 with me and that it had the 19-200mm lens attached so I could get a few photos of the falling snow.
The light was low and the snow was so thick that I couldn’t see the Wasatch Mountains behind the trees through it. The snow even helped to muffle the sounds of cars on the roads. I took a short video of the snow falling with my cell phone and savored the views and the snowflakes that were landing on my face.
American Coot in a December snow storm – Nikon D810, f10, 1/320, ISO 1000, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 200mm, natural light
Even though this American Coot was a long ways from where I stood I couldn’t resist taking a photo of it in the December snow storm. We need all the moisture we can get from the snow that has been falling this month to help with our ongoing drought conditions. The coot, a water bird, needs the moisture as much, if not more, than we humans do in the Salt Lake Valley.
I had to scrape more snow off of my Jeep yesterday afternoon just to pull it into the driveway for the night. Even though it is still pitch dark outside my living room window I know more white stuff has fallen overnight and I’ll need to scrape that snow off of my Jeep again this morning if I want to go anywhere to find birds to photograph. Maybe I will just go for a snowy walk along the river this morning to relish and appreciate what this December storm has left for us. Who wants to take a stroll in the snow with me?
Life is good.
Mia
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Gorgeous shots. I wish I was there and it’s good to see the snow. Thanks Mia.
I’d walk with you if I was closer! I love walking in the snow. We are to get your storm on Thursday but they are predicting freezing rain for Niagara. Yuk!
It’s lovely, even though I had to drive to work in it this morning. Keep the snow coming!
Simply gorgeous. Thank you.