About a week before the snow storm showed up, they were calling for many inches of accumulation and ice. We worked hard to stock up the wood by the furnace, and by the time the snow storm showed up we were well prepared. The wood furnace has done great to keep the homestead warm. And I got some great pictures of the landscape after the storm passed through my farm.
 Camera Model | Lumix GH6 |
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 Lens | G Series 100-300mm F4.0-5.6 Lens |
 Filter | none |
 Aperture | f/5.6 |
 Shutter Speed | 1/320 sec |
 Film Speed | 100 |
 Spectrum | Visual Light |
 Wavelength | 380 through 700 nanometers |
 Location | Central Virginia USA. |
The amount of ice that has formed was really impressive, the day after the snow storm it got above freezing for a short time, turning everything into water and then froze back into ice. Giving the trees many icicles.
When the sun hits them just right it really looks amazing.
Other areas the snow was heavy enough to stick around on the trees.
I will need to walk around and see if any branches fell after this storm, it must have happened around where I live as the power went out for a short time. Luckily our generators and solar array kept everything online.
The holly trees are covered in berries right now, cool seeing them mixed in with the snow.
Many evergreens are covered in snow, their leaves hold on to it well. It is always cool seeing the contrast from the bare trees with just ice and the evergreens holding onto all that snow.
Looking through the forest it all looks so magical... also dangerous as those trees could fall at any time.
Seeing the landscape far away, it really looks like a winter wonderland.
I was expecting to see more animals, but they seem to be taking cover until the weather improves.
The solar panels seemed to have handled the snow load okay.
The trees all around are quite frozen over.
I wonder when all the ice will thaw, they are calling for really cold weather for the next week or so.
For me, I am not used to snow accumulation. Where I have lived in the past it does snow, but usually does not "stick" so this is all new to me. I guess moving up further north will have that in the local surroundings.