Jaci Dawn

With all the media-hype surrounding the February snow storm this week, I was pretty certain it would be a complete no-show. There’s a strange correlation between media panic and the predicted disaster being a complete flop (conversely, when the media doesn’t hype it up, it is a total meteorologic disaster). Sort of “Murphy’s Law” but I’d name this one “Tri-Met’s Law: If all of the Portland metro area buses have chains on, the weather will agree to not produce snow or ice. If Tri-Met deigns it unnecessary to chain up, there will be city buses sliding sideways down city streets.”

So I was a little more than pleased that we got enough snow to take some quick snap-shots.

I was less-than pleased with how they came out. I confess I did not take a lot of time choosing or shooting my shots, but when I had a chance to have my camera out, it seemed like I was being hurried along by some other force.

I used a little photo-shop to improve on the few photos I did like.

It was early morning & I just wanted to get in the car & down the road. I had no idea how slick the roads would be or what the commute was going to look like once I got out there. I snapped this of the Lodgepole pine tree in our front yard, framed by the taller Doug fir across the street as I was getting into the car. The snow was falling profusely, threatening to give us more than the inch and a quarter we already had on the ground.

It stopped snowing as soon as I left home.And the further I got from home, the less snow there was.

In the afternoon, I left an office where there was hardly any snow and drove home to a winter wonderland. Fresh snow clung to all the trees and grass, but not the sidewalks.

I really wanted to take this one. But I had a split second to do it before other shoppers stepped into my view-finder. Snap! No time to compose or think about it. I could only hope.

This was the only one I had time to work on: the daffodils in my yard yard, pushing up through the new-fallen snow. I had to boost the color for the contrast of yellow against the white of snow.

Next week, I get to pick daffodils & start a whole new season of fresh cut flowers. Now that is exciting!