Posts Tagged ‘winter’

The way the press over reacts to snow storms these days it almost makes you feel dirty to write about it!  I’m not sure what the word is for “more than hype” but that’s the word I want.  Well, if you don’t spend too much time watching the news and simply get outside it’s actually much nicer than you are lead to believe.  The trick to enjoying a good snow storm is to wear the right clothing and to get away from any sort of traffic noise.  If you can’t hear the snowflakes hitting the water, you’ve got to get further from home.  Well, to be fair a snowstorm in New York City has it’s charms as well!

Thankful for old Jeep we took a drive down around the part of the Baraboo river where the Bald Eagles have been hanging out. One poor guy sat like a stature in a branch that overhung the river while the wind lifted and twisted the feathers off the back of his head.  Occasionally he’d shake off the snow before settling back into his fate. The horses that live along Old Lake Road did their best to ignore the snow as they dug into their morning meal.  One seemed to have had enough and pushed against the wind to walk back toward the barn only to find the gate was closed.  He turned back and joined the rest.  Cold weather does keep people, and horses, close.

I have a few pictures from yesterday’s snowstorm road trip posted up on our flickr.  Just click here.