The Longest Winter

March 5, 2015:   FINALLY!  It's only 3 more days until we change the clocks forward to DayLight Savings Time; only 15 more days until the Vernal Equinox!  

But this has felt like the longest winter, ever!  Certainly it's the coldest and snowiest one I've experienced in a VERY long time.  

But there have been some moments worth capturing:

Withered leaf (Dec 2014)

 Light snow on the trail (Dec 2014)

 Ice starts to form on the river (Jan 2015)

Snow on the trail (Jan 2015)

 Icy Reflections in the River (Jan 2015)

 Dilapidated Barn on Lillibridge Rd (Jan 2015)

Pfeiffer Nature Preserve After a Heavy Snowfall (Jan 2015)

 Me at Pfeiffer Nature Preserve (Photo by Bob)

Five Mile Creek Freezing Over (Jan 2015)

 Early Morning Shadows on Snow (Jan 2015)

Coldest Day in January (-18F) 

and pipes froze for the first (of three) time(s)

Valley View from Lillibridge Rd (Jan 2015)

 An Icy Dawn (Jan 2015)

February was just one cold and/or snowy day after another 

Some beauty still to be found (Feb 2015)

Wonder of Wonders! 

daffodil shoots in early February surrounded by 2 feet of snow!

 Winery in February, near Canandaigua Lake

Vineyard in February, near Canandaigua Lake

Whiteout conditions between Syracuse and Watertown, NY 

(mid-Feb, 2015)

 Same area as above, 5 days later (mid-Feb, 2015)

 More snow, late February 2015

 Coldest temp was -20F,  twice in one week! 

(late February, 2015)

 Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous, Ridgway, PA (Feb 2015)

March finally arrives, but who can tell?????

Hoping for more springlike photos to come ....SOON!