We are mostly dug out after the storm; we will have an early mud season as the snow and ice melt. I have some pictures I didn’t have room to show yesterday that I took during the storm, and  I don’t want to lose or forget them in a rush.

The sun is up longer and is more direct. The snow melts quickly.

I thank you for your many kind words about my photos. I’ve learned a lot about photographing the Winter Pasture, and next year’ll, I’ll be prepared.

There is something extraordinary about winter. I want to do more with the monochrome (Leica just put out a new camera with a .35 mm lens. I will not be buying that one.).

So here are five photos from yesterday; I hope you enjoy them. This was a beautiful, if short-lived, storm.

The big plows come through all night, the plows roaring as they scrape the ground

We live on a state highway, and the state highway drivers know how to clear a road. After the plows come, drivers return.

The back pasture is quiet and lovely after a storm. The animals miss it; they are eager to graze again. It won’t be long.

I call this photo Animal Rescue. The animals are all lined up, hungry and eager. Maria digs a path to the gate, then some from the barn to the feeder. She’s a quick shoveler.