Yesterday’s snowfall was beautiful indeed, but it was also extraordinary, too. As far as I can remember in all of my 43 years, I have never experienced snow where I could see each and every snowflake with my naked eye, and not only that, but also the tiniest of details, as well.
I walked around in wonderment of the beauty, bending down to take many macro photos with my little Canon PowerShot SX110 IS.
I woke up my kidlets and we spent a good portion of the morning taking snowflake samples and looking at them under our microscope. To say we were in awe would be an understatement. (And if you are interested in seeing more snowflake macros, come back on Macro Monday when I’ll be posting some more.)
And on the way to the barn this morning, walking among all those sparkling snowflakes, was like walking among tiny glistening mirrors reflecting the sunlight, or even more magical, like glittery diamonds….billions of diamonds.
And one of the most fascinating and amazing results of this magical snowfall was the sound of it.
Watch the following video I took this morning. But most of all, listen to the sound of the snow crunching, and then the squeaking as I twisted my boots in the snow. And if you listen closely, you’ll also hear the sound of Baby Doll’s hooves squeaking as she turns and walks with me.
Wasn’t that amazing?!
Baby Doll didn’t seem much impressed with the squeaking, but when she saw me squatting down in the snow with my camera, taking macros of the snowflakes, she left her breakfast to find out if whatever I was doing was more interesting.
She decided to taste test the snow.
And she seemed to enjoy the texture and fluffiness.
And then she stuck around for a while to critique my photography skills.
But it’s difficult to focus when someone is looking over your shoulder.
