I have taken a little writing break for a few days and I've been busy getting ready to go on a trip that will involve taking a few flights.
As a result of my upcoming travel plans, I had an idea for a new tag that I want to create and get established.
This new tag will be called #seewhatisee
The ultimate goal of this tag is to show you what catches my eye and my attention and then explain what I think makes the images that I am sharing with you, special or unique.
Or, why I thought the images were worth sharing with all of you, around the world.
So without further ado, let me show you, so you can see what I see.
I took this photo of my backyard at 6:45 am this morning. You can see some thick fog and snow. We don't often see fog and snow together, so that makes this a unique moment in time, captured in an image. You'll also notice that the moon is still visible in the sky and I'll take a guess that you can also see another planet (perhaps Saturn ?) just to the right of the moon. This photo is looking to the south west.
Looking to the south east, there is a little more light and a little more fog.
This is a frozen river which has been 80% frozen over for the last 3 months.
I took this picture at 7:00 am. You'll notice that the fog is getting a little thicker and the sun is still rising. As a result, you can still see the moon, but the planet is getting a little harder to see.
It becomes hard to tell what is snow, what is frozen river and what is fog. The trees are located right on the river bank and do have some of their roots extending into the river.
At 7:10 am, you can see that the fog is continuing to move and I started to wonder what my morning commute to my clinic was going to be like.
Shades of grey and blues with a hint of pink.
By 7:20 am, the fog bank was moving in a southerly direction.
Driving in fog or snow is not that pleasant because it becomes difficult to see where you are going. Fog can also contribute to black ice, which you also can't see very well and is exceptionally dangerous to drive on because it doesn't let you stop. Your vehicle will just keep sliding until your tires hit a surface that will finally let them grip, then you can apply the brakes. Seeing these conditions in my backyard, provided me with all the warning that I needed, to know that I would have to leave myself extra time for my commute today. Due to these conditions, it is highly probably that I would need to drive a little slower than normal.
Thankfully, here comes the sun!
On my commute (which I did take my time to make) I pulled over onto the shoulder of the road and got out of my car to take this picture. It's now approximately 8:20 am.
I was standing in what's called a snow bank to take this picture. When it snows, we have special dump trucks that have very large plows on the front of them to push the snow off the roads and onto the shoulders. This activity of clearing snow, creates banks of snow on either side of the roads. We call these special trucks, plows and they can carry salt and sand in their dump boxes which they disperse on the roads to attempt to melt the ice and provide traction for all the vehicles. They make winter driving both possible and a whole lot safer.
You'll also notice (in the photo above) the amount of snow that is sitting on top of the cedar fence post. That's approximately how much snow fell in our area (through the night) last night.
You'll also notice that the fog has remained quite thick but it is burning off as the sun continues to rise.
I welcome you to use the new #seewhatisee tag
I encourage you to share what your eyes see during your day.
Please show us all what you think is interesting, unusual or unique (in the area of our planet) where you live or might be visiting.
Beauty is all around us and even though a picture is worth a thousand words, please tell us why the images you took, captured your attention.
I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey...you just never know what we might see along the way. ;)
~ Rebecca Ryan