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After raining for about an hour this afternoon, the rain suddenly changed to giant snowflakes that were coming down thick in the waning light. I ran out and got photos of the falling snow. In the process I got photos of three cottonwood trees I photograph quite often as conditions change. Resa, who has two blogs I follow, Art Gowns and Graffiti Lux Art & More, thinks Mia is lucky to have her own tree. I told Resa she can have a tree if she would like, so I’m putting up four possible candidates. The first three cottonwoods are on our property, and the fourth is by our cattle ramp. The cattle ramp is on our property but the cottonwood is not, and I don’t photograph that whole tree very often. However, it’s a cool looking cottonwood and is situated so it gets good backlighting in the morning and the afternoon. Plus it has a cattle ramp next to it. But Resa can decide if she like any of these trees or wants to look through previous posts to see if she can find a tree that calls to her. Below are a few links to previous posts that include photos of the first three trees:
https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2018/12/first-snow-on-the-2nd
https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2017/10/soft-white
https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2018/8/misty-morning-spotlights-at-sunrise
https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/4/medieval-morning
https://offcenternoteven.com/2014/04/23/water-my-world/




I was awakened by colors brewing in the eastern sky. I extracted myself from the furry purrs snuggled in from head to toe, slipped on a pair of shoes, and grabbed my camera as I walked outside into a cool stillness at sunrise… Continue reading at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2017/2/surreal-sunrise
Rain fell all night, turning from wet to icy to light hail that left a thin covering of white on the ground in the early morning hours, only to disappear as soon as the sun broke through the clouds… Continue reading at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2017/1/color-b-w-sunset
You can see more photos of hooters at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/9/a-nice-pair-of-hooters
We got four drops of rain. You can see the full rainbow and storminess at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/6/quatro-gotas