Thursday, December 17, 2009

winter in the country

Yesterday morning, I slipped on my Mucks, threw a coat on over my night gown, and ran out into a world gone white. I wanted to capture dawn in my back yard... for you.
The sun illuminated the fresh fallen snow with all of the magic you might imagine.

Only an hour later, I would be driving into town... past fairy forests and

sleeping corn fields...

When you live in the country you pick and choose the roads you travel on very carefully in the winter. At days end, I realized that this maybe my last evening turning down a our short cut until spring, so I snapped this familiar little woodland creek , too.

This utter beauty makes it easy for me to embrace the thoughts of the long, cold months ahead. Pin It

34 comments:

  1. your winter wonderland looks like Narnia.

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  2. my son looking with me at your pictures : mum, that's santas's place ???
    I didn't say no....


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  3. wow - what stunning beauty.
    thank you for sharing.

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  4. thank you from where we rarely see this...just bliss to see

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  5. A lovely blanket of snow. It looks like the land has just pulled it up under its chin and is having a bit of a slumber. The last shot is really magical.

    Oh, and I am coveting those boots. I soo need those.

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  6. I love snow. If it's gonna be winter, there should be snow! Wishing we had it more often here. Thanks for the lovely pics!

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  7. Beautiful photos! I live in Arizona and never get a chance to see this type of scenery in person. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. thanks for braving the cold for us!!! these pics are beautiful, I'm still waiting for snow to arrive here, hope it gets here soon!

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  9. How beautiful. It looks as though we could be neighbors... such similar landscapes to ours.
    Warm wishes.

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  10. Beautiful - like a dream....

    I love my muck boots! However, mine are for sloshy around in mud at the family farm - not snow....

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  11. your photos are beautiful. we are also loving the light on the snow in the morning. hoping that it continues so that we can have a white christmas.

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  12. Thank you so much for sharing your beauty with us!

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  13. Beautiful photos. Glad you braved the cold to capture them!

    I used to be a spring, summer, fall lover, but am finally learning to love winter too. The cold is lousy, but the views are worth it!

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  14. How gorgeous! I envy what you get to see. Thanks for transporting me to another world thru your lovely pictures!

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  15. Such beautiful photos Maya!
    Winter is my favorite season for snapping photos of the rising sun.

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  16. love! your photos...winter outdoors is truly my favorite ~

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  17. there is certainly so much beauty to be found within the four seasons! I love the first photo!

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  18. You are so right about picking and choosing the roads in winter in the country - we do the same thing. The hard part for us is each way out (there are three routes to take) are all treacherous! But we are lucky enough to have a county that deices for us. The unfortunate part is our own private road. :) Beautiful drive and photos!

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  19. Thanks for getting out there for us Maya. We were out of the door at 6;45 today and noticed how quiet and fresh the world is- even in the city.

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  20. wonderful pictures, wonderful words! thank you very much!

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  21. Made me so happy to see these images! I can feel & smell the crisp, clean air just looking at them. We're supposed to get some snow this weekend - I cannot wait!!!

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  22. How beautiful!! thank you very much for sharing

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  23. oh how lovely! we moved away from snow country and miss it so much. thanks for letting me get a glimpse of what we are missing down here in the south!

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  24. it looks winter wonderland. thanks for your sharring. firuzan goker

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  25. Winter is really a joy to behold isn't it?

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  26. Thanks for sharing your winter wonderland! We don't get snow in Austin, TX so it's always nice to see. Lovely pictures! :)

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  27. The arrival of winter is the symbol of falling of beautiful snow which covered the surroundings with a layer of whitening and milky white snow.It looks so beautiful and lovely.

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  28. Your pictures are so beautiful, I can almost smell the crisp morning air. I miss living in the country sooooo much. Maybe one day I'll get out of the suburbs and back to living with nature!

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