On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Dean Hansen <hanse112@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul Braun lamented:
> "According to TPE, next week is my Spring window to get the "Sunset
> over the
> Dragstrip" photo.
> Considering we still have 2' of snow in many places, and along the
> sides of
> roads (including the old driveway I'd have to use) there are banks as much
> as 6 feet high, and add to that the additional snow we might get Wednesday
> and Saturday, I'm pretty sure that the old track is going to be nothing but
> a sheet of white with some weeds sticking up here and there."
>
> To which Ed Sawyer, with a ;-), suggested that Paul "Quit being a pussy and
> get some snowshoes, hike in there, and take the
> shot."
> Ahh, if it were that easy. I tried cross country skiing late last
> December in 15" of powder snow. The skis sank almost to the ground. It
> was tough going. We've had more snow since. It's tough getting around in
> that depth of powder snow. Check the poor deer in my small album at: <
>
> http://s124.photobucket.com/user/Dean_Hansen/library/Snowmaggedon?sort=3&page=1
> >.
> I doubt that any of us could get more than a hundred meters on snowshoes is
> this depth of powder. Or even less.
> But Barb and I are now 1,500 miles south of that deer's location. The
> sunset we view as we eat dinner on the screened porch of our cottage is the
> first shot in that Snowmaggedon album. We're loving it here.
> Dean
> --
>
I'm pretty sure the animals around here are suffering as well due to all of
the snow and unusual cold.
In a month, I'll be in Tampa for a long weekend, so that will be nice. I
doubt the snow will be gone here by then...
--
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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