Saturday, February 23, 2008

Northern Exposures

This represents the best and worst that winter can bring us. These beautiful doves come to the feeder and take refuge in the big Spruce.
Snowbanks can pile up making it hard to get around, they sometimes change into colors other than the white you see on Currier and Ives prints.
We have plenty of ice for outdoor recreation, if you get cabin fever you can get out of the house and spend the day in one of these !
Slushy roads make for dirty windshields that need frequent cleaning, luckily our gas stations always have sponge-cicle"s availible for the traveling public.
Window boxes accented with fresh snow show that beauty is everywhere too, during this season.
Energy cost are up everywhere as people explore alternative ways to heat their homes and and for transportation.

One more shot of the Doves chilling out in their snowy retreat.

5 comments:

Dave said...

Mark,
Love the shots of the doves.. Someday when a bird of any color, shape or size flies through my backyard I am going to get a photo of it. I got a kick out of the frozen window cleaner at the gas station. I can relate to that one. Finally hold on to the photo of the 3.23 9/10 for regular unleaded. That will be a real bargain in a year or two.

Phil and Rachel said...

Wonderful winter photos! A great representation of winter in Vermont!

John Batchelder said...

Quite a difference from what we have been seeing in Texas.

The gas prices are similar though!

Paul Batchelder said...

Looks like you picked up a spammer along the way too!
I am watching doves at my feeder this morning minus the snowy spruce.

Tracy Batchelder said...

This is the kind of Vermont winter I've heard about from John. Don't know if I should tell you this, but it was 79 degrees here today.