Cover Photo: Bicycle riding to Henry’s Hut on the outskirts of Krimmll, Austria
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Rule of Thirds.”
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The rule of thirds which is putting your subject off center can add a nice touch to a photo. Soon after entering the small town of St. Martin while bicycle touring in Austria I crossed paths with this wonderful friendly woman. By taking the photo with her off center makes her one part of the complete scene.
In contrast, putting my little dog Lucy in the center of the photo draws your attention to her and her image commands the photo.
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Symmetry.”
Cover Photo. Many of the area homes have ice sculptures of varying size and shapes.
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She looks both intrigued and proud. Below is why.
The past week was a meet the parents holiday. Brandon and his lady Janae, traveled from Austin, Texas to Fairhaven, MA (which we now call Alaskachusetts), just in time for the second major blizzard to hit the area. Because there was so much snow from the previous storm, we were running out of places to put new stuff. Janae was in awe of her man looking like he was working in a coal mine. Little did she know that this storm dumped a foot of new powder that was no heavier than fairy dust.
Taking a break
A note about my recent postings.
Most of my musings are bike riding and bike touring posts. Being snow bound allows me to take online courses to help make my writing, photos and videos better and more interesting. The Daily Post does a weekly photo challenge that suggests a theme for participants.
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Snowstorms, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods and stuff like that happen all the time. These are just part of nature and are no big deal. Until of course when humans are added to the equation. Then these natural phenomenon become disasters.
The past two weeks of blizzards and daily snow squalls for a while seemed like disasters. Now however, people have realized that although there is a lot of snow around, it’s really not causing much havoc. The roads are clear, the supermarkets have plenty of milk and bread. Gas is plentiful and it’s winter break for the schools.Now when we are walking or driving, it’s like being in a maze. Check out some of the astonishing Boston photos below by clicking the link.
Icicles are the norm
Even the dogs like to look at the snow
Life is pretty much back to normal within a few hours of a blizzard. Because the temperature is so cold, the snow is very light. Kind of like fairy dust. It’s easy to plow and shovel. The only problem is that there is no longer any room to put what gets plowed and shoveled. Cities have resorted to trucking the snow to open spaces and rivers.
Winter is usually a medium inconvienience here on the south coast of Massachusetts. Usually a moderate snowfall is long gone within a few days and bicycle riders especially bike commuters have few complaints. This year however is very unfriendly to bicycling. Boston for example has accumulated over six feet of snow. The constant cold has prevented any snow-melt between storms and the city has run out of places to put the white stuff. Boston has resorted to trucking the snow to be dumped in the river.
The SouthCoast of Massachusetts has fared much better having only accumulated thirty inches, more or less. One of the consequences is that everything and everyone has slowed down and there is very little complaining. “It snowed a lot but it will melt in time” is the battle cry for now.
It’s not unusual to get a few feet of snow annually. What is unusual is to have it all at once with no melting between storms. It’s winter and the four seasons is why we live here. Snow is part of the lifestyle, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Scale.”
While in Colorado this past summer, we visited the Chihuly exhibit at the Denver Botanical Gardens. I had my cell phone and a small point and shoot camera. After taking a couple of standard shots of the glasswork, I wasn’t very impressed with the outcome. The photos seemed “too busy”. I decided to move in very close and try my luck.
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She looks both intrigued and proud. Below is why.
A Midnight Rider 