February’s Photo Blogging Challenge theme is Winter.
These are photos I’ve taken over the course of the past month. While we have been lucky here in Chicago, the cold temperatures have overshadowed any snow we received. Although I like the beauty and peaceful look of freshly fallen snow, I’m not fond of layering, warming up the car, limiting my dog’s outside time, dry skin, and the dirty mess that lingers long after that first snow fall. Spring can’t come fast enough for me!
This post is part of the Photo Blogging Challenge: Winter.
Dandelion Fuzz 
Good selection of shots that really captured the theme for this month’s challenge. Those pictures definitely make me feel cold! Brrr! Poor Linus, too!
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Thanks! It’s a good thing Linus is tougher than he looks! 🙂
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Ew, that is one poor guy on the corner 🙂
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Yes, he is. 🙂
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Wow, you certainly captured the essence of cold! I love the shot of the snow, sun and blue sky.
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Thanks! 🙂
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The Linus Charlie Brown character in the snow is my favorite! Great photos!
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I like that Linus picture, too. Poor guy is probably completely covered now! 🙂 Thank you!
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Going to have to agree here. The Linus shot is superb, with the blue colors being perfect for something that’s been sitting out in the snow way too long.
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I like seeing the splash of color when everything is either white, or brown outside. 🙂
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LOVE LOVE LOVE these. The icicles are so beautiful. We see them once a year only, if we are lucky. You captured them beautifully. I love all of your pictures… I think my favorite is the window one!
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Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with this challenge. (All that snow really helped!)
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Jumping on the icicle bandwagon – those are terrific shots. We don’t get anything like those around our place but I’ve seen some that are similar at Lake Louise. The top right photo with the icicles, sun flare and strong, long shadows really captures so many key aspects of winter for me. Glad to see it here. And hope March brings more spring-like weather to your part of the world.
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Well, gosh, thank you! The funny thing with both of those pictures is that I was struck by them immediately and just had to take the picture that minute. In the top right hand one, I was pushing the snow away to get the door open enough to let the dog out. When I saw the sun and trees and everything I had to run back and get my phone, which is what I took the picture with. I’m really hoping March is warmer! 🙂
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I’ve had to add an extra 20 minutes to my morning schedule so I have time to put all my layers on before I walk to work. It’s been rough here lately!
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This February has been HARSH!
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I find winter to be beautiful, as long as I can simply sit in my warm house and admire it through the window. Too bad that never happens. 🙂
Icicles are awesome.
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I know I would enjoy winter more if I could stay inside. 🙂
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Nothing beats fresh snow and the snow covered trees!
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It’s nice to look at for awhile! 🙂
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I know it’s hard work after the novelty wears off, but I’d really like some snow to walk and play in. Winter isn’t the same without it. Please send me some.! 🙂
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I’m boxing it up and sending it all right over! Tomorrow is March 1st. I’m done! 🙂
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Wow those icicles are beastly!! Nice set of pics, and I really like the angle you used for the icicle shots. It helps to emphasize their size 🙂
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Thank you! We get some pretty impressive icicles here. We had an actual sheet of icicles frozen together outside our kitchen door last year.
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