A Frosty Day in Central Oregon

Central Oregon Frost

 

It seems that once or twice a winter a freezing fog settles in over central Oregon. I’m sure there is a meteorological name for this phenomena but i don’t know what it is.

Frosty Pine branch Central Oregon

Frosty Pine branch Central Oregon

Wouldn’t it be great to be a meteorologist? I think it’s the only non government job where you can consistently be wrong and still get paid! Sorry, I digress. I  have heard some of the old timers refer to it as a hoar frost… whatever that means . All i know is when this fog comes in everything gets covered in thick frost that resembles the spines on a cactus.

These pictures were taken in my yard When i lived in Redmond, Oregon.

 

hoar frost Central Cregon

hoar frost Central Cregon

The above picture is of the antenna on my truck. I love shooting snow and ice in black and white. it creates such amazing contrast without the bias of color.

 

Frost on a fence panel Redmond,Oregon

Frost on a fence panel Redmond,Oregon

 

Juniper tree Redmond Oregon

Juniper tree Redmond Oregon

This juniper tree looks like it was coated with sugar.

                           

Wing marks from a magpie

Wing marks from a magpie

After a fresh snowfall i enjoy taking a walk to see what critters have been out and about. These pictures are of wing prints left in the  snow when a magpie landed and immediatly took flight.  You can see every wing feather leaving it’s mark as it gently brushed the snow. How appropriate i took this in black and white since that is the colors of the magpie.

                                                                    

here he is in color

Magpie-Central Oregon

Magpie-Central Oregon

Thats it for today. Thanks for stopping by.

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