My boots crunched as I walked the dogs in the frigid morning air. Their breath puffed out in jets of steam as they charged ahead. The fresh snow outlined everything in lacy sparkling white. I had to pause and soak it in, the cold forgotten. I am the "Winter Girl." The cottonwoods on the valley floor remind me of old oil paintings of the romanticism period, with pastural meadows and large trees. It would have looked the same to a passerby one hundred years ago. My contemplations are abruptly ended by dog noses nudging me forward. It is time to continue our walk.
Mesa Cottonwoods in Winter
Snowy cottonwoods line a creek at the bottom of the towering western mesa pointing to a water source and creating layers of subtle color.
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Snowy cottonwoods line a creek at the bottom of the towering western mesa pointing to a water source and creating layers of subtle color.
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Snowy Cottonwoods in Blue
The western landscape turns a subtle shade of blue under the intense azure winter sky and highlights the stark row of cottonwood trees.
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Hi Julie!
ReplyDeleteI just love that top picture! The snowy trees against the red rock is gorgeous! We just got our first snow yesterday! Only @ 5 inches, but more than most people in NJ!
Happy Holiday Season!
Tracey
The red and white together is gorgeous! I wanna be there!
ReplyDeleteI agree. The red from the mesa really stands out with the white!
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ReplyDeleteThese make me feel cold just looking at them. On a hot day they could be pleasant to look at and on a cold day like today it just makes me appriciate my hot cup of green tea even more.
ReplyDeleteNice photos as always.
Tom Bailey
I love the snow against the red and the bluish tint.
ReplyDeleteblue snows are amazingly attractive
ReplyDeleteA smile from SJ =)
So pretty and looks so cold! Is that near Devil's Backbone?
ReplyDeleteFurry nice!
ReplyDeleteSome of our trees looked like that this morning - sadly, my skills are far from yours -
Thanks for sharing -
Khyra's Mom
Love the snow..Haven't really see nor touch them before..=)
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! An equisite landscape exquisitely captured and frozen in time.
ReplyDeletePerfect for film-shooting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing friend.
Such amazing scenery! Gorgeous captures, Julie, as always!
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Colorado is a wonderland of beautiful sites, a photographers dreamland! Julie, you really capture the beauty of your home State.
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