Second Snow

I am posting for the second time today because they are backing up in the queue. I have set my post-time to mid-afternoon when we should be settling down to a restaurant lunch with daughter after an examination by the urologist at the big hospital in Ottawa. I wonder what he will have to say and if I will want to report on that tomorrow or if I would prefer to bury my head in the proverbial sand. Time will tell.

We had our second significant snowfall of the month on Sunday: significant enough but not to the extent of the first one with plows not being required for the most part.

Our snow tires were not installed until Tuesday, but we took a chance and did a little driving about regardless.  Sue required river photos, so off we went. We didn't have to drive far in this town, and we were careful. We are Canadian after all.

We parked the car close to the river downtown, but I was taking pictures of this planter before we had walked but a few steps past the little art store.

I don't know whether Sue used the photo that she was taking in this next scene, but it shows what she was working with. The day was almost monotone anyway, so after the planter photo, above, I converted all of my subsequent pictures to black and white, often with a little toning added in the later photos.

This is a rather historic building by the bridge and opposite town hall. Who knows how many pictures I have taken like this almost-historic structure over the years, but I decided to take one more, and I am pretty sure it won't be the last one ever. The falling snow is visible as it is in most of the photos. While I emphasized softness in the other photos, I decided to show texture and contrast in this one, so it looks a little out-of-step with the rest of the images.

Looking across the bridge, I snapped a photo of the old mill, including the fence because fences are useful for one my Flickr memes.

From the main bridge we drove to the little, back bridges where I photographed a variation of other similar photos that I have taken over the years. As often as I capture this scene behind the old Baines building, each is unique in some way. I liked the curvy, snowy path in this one.

Finally: I took a photo of a bit of the north-facing riverbank in the falling snow. The two tall, stark trees, almost in the middle of the frame, drew my attention.

Sue captured me taking the above shot. Look beyond colourful me to see how b&w our winter world can be even without converting to mono. 

Despite our long and formidable winters. We don't often get out to take pictures when the snow is still falling, and I rather like the soft mood and effect that it creates.