Denver's first snowfall

[Livingston]

You tell him AA.

[GMan]

The snow is so serene, and so beautiful. Very ethereal.

[starbkjrus]

The snow is so serene, and so beautiful. Very ethereal.

Glen, Glen, Glen. You really have to get out more. Snow is something that we send north and get Al Gingles play snowblower with. It's just not something for the rest of us.

[jgorley]

These are open aperture shots:

These are with the flash:

I love winter. I can't wait for it to start snowing again!

A cool trick to do with a camer is to do a long exposure or a wide open aperture and then have the flash pop just befor the shutter closes. It will give you the depth, like the first photo, and the pop of the flash. I have never tried it with the snow, but it has worked well in other situations.

[SteveB]

To my friends in Texas,
I remember being stationed in Arkansas, and being nearer Kileen, TX than anywhere in New Hampshire, decided to use some leave time and visit my Aunt & Uncle in Texas. I had the good fortune to have a squadron mate who came from Wexahachie. (I apologize for my spelling now - it has been some years since being there) We decided to drive John's Cowboy Cadillac, (a 3/4 ton pick-up truck), on the trip and share the expenses. He drove as far as Texakana, and I hopped in behind the wheel after filling up the tank. As we headed south, we ran into some snow showers. John figured we should head back as he didn't know about driving in the snow. I reached into my pocket and handed him my driver's license and said where this comes from snow is required learning. We continued to his home as many motorists were spinning out and sliding off the road. I just kept the truck on a steady careful roll. By the time we hit Wexahachie, there was about an inch on the ground. I backed the truck up the driveway beside the house to have John's father come outside looking like he'd seen some ghosts. He did not believe we would drive through the weather. We were very late as we had stopped and assisted many drivers along the way.
After several days with the families, we headed back to Arkansas. I was driving up one of the now dry Texas highways, when we were pulled over by the Highway Patrol. The trooper stated that he had seen us going by during last Friday's storm without any problem, and wanted to know how we managed it and helping others back on the road at the same time. John just pointed in my direction, and said my Yankee friend doesn't see any problem with a "little snow", and he was driving. The trooper had heard about the driver that talked with a weird accent from one of the people we had helped. BTW the truck had Texas tags and the person that we had helped was his daughter. He said thanks, and wished us well.

[BassClefB]

To my friends in Texas,
I remember being stationed in Arkansas, and being nearer Kileen, TX than anywhere in New Hampshire, decided to use some leave time and visit my Aunt & Uncle in Texas. I had the good fortune to have a squadron mate who came from Wexahachie. (I apologize for my spelling now - it has been some years since being there) We decided to drive John's Cowboy Cadillac, (a 3/4 ton pick-up truck), on the trip and share the expenses. He drove as far as Texakana, and I hopped in behind the wheel after filling up the tank. As we headed south, we ran into some snow showers. John figured we should head back as he didn't know about driving in the snow. I reached into my pocket and handed him my driver's license and said where this comes from snow is required learning. We continued to his home as many motorists were spinning out and sliding off the road. I just kept the truck on a steady careful roll. By the time we hit Wexahachie, there was about an inch on the ground. I backed the truck up the driveway beside the house to have John's father come outside looking like he'd seen some ghosts. He did not believe we would drive through the weather. We were very late as we had stopped and assisted many drivers along the way.
After several days with the families, we headed back to Arkansas. I was driving up one of the now dry Texas highways, when we were pulled over by the Highway Patrol. The trooper stated that he had seen us going by during last Friday's storm without any problem, and wanted to know how we managed it and helping others back on the road at the same time. John just pointed in my direction, and said my Yankee friend doesn't see any problem with a "little snow", and he was driving. The trooper had heard about the driver that talked with a weird accent from one of the people we had helped. BTW the truck had Texas tags and the person that we had helped was his daughter. He said thanks, and wished us well.

Now that's how you befriend law enforcement... and it's a good lesson in karma!

[Mr. Kilt]

While I can indeed relate to wanting to break out and play with a new gadget I have to say that I'd rather be messing with a new automatic pool sweep in December than a snow blower.

Argh...ptui! We have too much snow in Virginia as far as I'm concerned. This coming from someone who'll likely be living in Canada in a few years. :brrrrrr:

Of course here we're so busy during a snow. First, you have to shovel the walk, then get the car out and go hit things with it until you abandon it on an expressway. Then slog over to the grocery and loot it for all the milk and toilet paper you'll need for the next two years.

And that's just for 3 or 4 inches.

Hahaha!! Whatever would you guys do if you were hit with a couple of feet of the powdery white stuff?? We take storms like that in stride.
Snow isn't such a bad thing. If you prepare for it even driving isn't much of an issue. Around here the roads become snow-packed after the first snowfall. As long as you drive a bit slower and leave extra room for stopping it's easy! I even drive an 18-wheeler big rig in it!
This is the first time I've owned a snowblower. Our new driveway is 120 feet long and 2 cars wide for part of it. I'm not as young as I used to be so shovelling by hand is out of the question. LOL