This is what our neck of the woods looks like. Autumn still.
Snow or no snow, a gal’s gotta eat.
Evening meal
And at the creek…
Who’s afraid of a little snow?
This Chickadee flew right to me, ‘Welcome to my hood!’
“Fall or winter, what does it matter?”
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How wonderful!
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Lovely pictures.
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Thanks!
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Beautiful! We got our first accumulating snow yesterday… thankfully, it’s melted now.
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JoAnn,
Our temp. just won’t let us forget too soon. I think the snow’s going to stay for a long while. We’re expecting more tonight.
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Yes, the snow stuck and then melted here in Syracuse, too. Love your photos.
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Mark,
Welcome and thanks. Our snow will melt when we get a Chinook wind. But none is in the forecast.
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Lovely, lovely! Glad you got out in the “weather”!
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Ellen,
Oh we have to get out… life goes on, even in – 20C.
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Great shots! The critters are undaunted by the cold, but as temperatures fall Complaining Season rises over here in the Big Apple, Arti.
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LA,
Guess we’ve learned to adapt no matter how low the temp. fall…. And if we don’t like it, we can always fly south. They’re called snowbirds, and they mostly fly to Florida. 😉
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So much for being bird-brained, eh?
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My goodness. Snow already? How far from your home did you find the deer?
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Anne,
Deer live right in our neck of the woods. I’d seen them in my backyard. 😉
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Beautiful pictures!
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Thanks!
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Oh wow, snow! In November! It looks beautiful, but I bet it’s cold. I love the third picture down, and the colour of those trees against the sky, with the light on them. Thank you for visiting my blog.
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Chris,
You know, usually we have our first snow on Halloween. Actually it’s not that cold when these photos were taken. I was able to walk quite a distance without freezing. But it will dip down to -12C tonight. 😦
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Beautiful pictures Arti. I especially like the snow covered log by the creek. I was surprised to see the little chickadee, do they stay for the winter?
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Louise,
You’ll be surprised to hear that many birds stay here in the winter, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Pine Grosbeaks, Woodpeckers, Blue Jays… just like the 1 million inhabitants in this city. We’re all staying put over the winter. 😉
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Awesome photos!! Love them all, especially the ones of the deer and river!
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Thanks Vicki!
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My favorite photo’s the closeup of the chickadee. What a sweetie. I noticed the white rump patches on the deer, too. I’ve never paid much attention to them, but the antelope I saw on my trip had them, and big horn sheep have them. A fellow who lives in Montana told me they’re partly a means of visual communication, since they can be seen at such a distance. And, they help us find the animals, too!
I’ve been watching your temperatures and conditions on weather underground, so I knew you had snow. If I had been one week later, I would have had to contend with it on my trip. Instead, I had perfection. Now, we’re in line for windy and relatively cold this week – lows in the 30s.
Thanks for such a wonderful collection of turning-of-the-season photos!
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Linda,
The Chickadees are probably the most friendly and common birds we have through the winter. Maybe they know some of us humans carry seeds for them. This one just almost flew into my camera! And they’re so easy to photograph. As for the deer, I think they’re called exactly, white-tailed deer. They are quite common too in my neck of the woods. We’re having snow tonight and the temp. will drop to -12C! How I admire you going on a road trip through those beautiful places, still colorful and bright!
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That’s beautiful. A mixture of both. Regardless, its beauty is to be embraced.
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mystiquehoney,
And we sure can find beauty in all seasons. Thanks for your comment.
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You’ve had a lot of snow already! We had a bit last week but it melted in a little over day since the ground isn’t froze yet and most days remain at least a little above freezing. Very pretty though!
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Stefanie,
Yes, November is a cold month for us. Mind you, any time a Chinook wind blows this way, we’ll be up 10 degrees in no time.
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As always, wonderful photos — your part of the world is beautiful. Even though I’m not fond of the white stuff, I do love seeing it on the computer screens in other people’s neighborhoods! I really do love your chickadee shot. Your camera rocks — you are good with it, too!
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Jeanie,
The temp. isn’t that bad even though there’s snow on the ground. I can still go out and walk around for an hour or so every day taking pictures. Thanks for your kind words whenever you come visit. 😉
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Oh, I’m so cold looking at those pictures! I always find I’m coldest in November before I’ve gotten used to the lower temperatures. By January, I’m totally used to it. But now, I need a blanket! 🙂
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Rebecca,
Actually it’s not that bad in temp., hovering around 0C to -5C. With sunshine, that’s quite pleasant. Although… ah… we’ll dip down to lowest -19C tomorrow. But I’ll be in bed under a warm comforter when it comes. 😉
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Ah, the snow has begun. The transition seems to happen rather quickly. I love the rich blues in that fourth image with the pristine new snow on the banks. And I can’t resist that adorable (and bold!) chickadee who greeted you. Wonderful capture!
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nikkipolani,
We usually have our first snow by Halloween. So, this is normal for us. As for the chickadee, there are lots of them, very friendly. You know, I’ve been using the tele lens for birds, even for these close-ups.
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