I took a couple of walks around town yesterday. The temperature was in the mid 40°s—very reasonable for the beginning of January in New England. For most of the day, a very low-hanging fog filled the air, literally fading out at only about fifty feet. In the photos, the fog appears as a smoky haze, but it was in fact, just fog.
There is still snow on the ground from our Christmas weekend Nor'Easter, but the warming temperatures and moist fog-filled air, is melting it. The abstract patterns left behind remind me of those topographical maps showing elevations.
I was intrigued by the patterns of snow on the frozen pond. They swirled in rings, almost in a woodgrain pattern. This photo was taken around 4 pm. This pattern is very obvious if you click on the image and enlarge it.
Within just a few minutes, the sun was beginning to set.
The fog not only lingered over the frozen pond, it seemed to be getting thicker as the light waned. This is a small pond in the center of town, behind the stores on Route 1.
OH MY, MY.
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Beautiful photography. Just goes to show there's beauty in every season, even if it's not our favorite!
ReplyDeletethank you! and it's definitely not my favorite, lol.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the top three photos. Can I buy prints from you? I love color but the absence of it also allows me to see the shapes and various designs so much easier. For that reason these three are my favs, I can feel the cold, the solitude... love them.
ReplyDeleteThe last one of the sunset with its muted shades I love also, reminds me of a photo I took in Greece of the sunset over the sea, mine has more peach and gray and no trees. lol
We have winter to appreciate summer and visa-versa. With the climate changing to the worse, make sure you save Casey's pics for your great grand kids : )
ReplyDeleteHey Casey, I did a Google fly over of your home town yesterday. Quite a place ! What a treat to get a close up today.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures.
I am now mystified by the amazing snow patterns on the pond. I can only guess they indicate the currents of warmer water under the ice . Perhaps these are "paths " traveled by underwater life as well ...
For all I know they are the delightful work of water nymphs and the Madison Chapter of the Rhinemaidens . And that explanation would suit me just fine.
Thanks for sharing these. For an ex-midwest kid, it's
great to see the stark beauty of trees in winter.
AP
Malibu
I've never done a Google flyover. How do you do it? Is it Google Maps and then pick a view or sometthing? I'd love to know what this town looks like in that way!
ReplyDeleteYes. Google Maps. Type in your address. And select 'Satellite." You can zoom in and out. You can grab the map and fly all over the place.
ReplyDeleteGreat for getting an idea what lays behind that green fence you always drive by...
There is also a little Golden Google Man that you can drag onto the street who will give you a street view. Those roads must be outlined in blue when you drag Golden Google Man over them,though.
Then there is Google Earth which is really , really cool.
Its a lot of fun!
AP
thanks! there are a lot of tall fences in this town!
ReplyDeleteWhen I looked at our house on Google Map , I was pleased to discover that my car cover was on . Otherwise, I'd be showing the world how badly my Lincoln needed a paint job!
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Have you mentioned your Lincoln here before? I know I have quite a few readers that are Lincoln owners!
ReplyDeleteI might have. I have had two. An Arctic white MkV with white leather, no vinyl ,and 3" white walls. An old wino outside a 7/11 said 'That car looks like Cocaine! "So thats what we called it.
ReplyDeleteCasey, when they hauled it away at the end of her long life, I cried.
Now I own a black 97 MkVIII LSC and love it madly. What a hot rod ! The garage is being used as a studio,so with the salt air, the paint went bad. I got it re-done recently and am now hoping the Google Map Man catches it.
AP
very cool! those painted roof Marks were always rare. I remember an emerald green one in town without the vinyl roof. I always thought it looked better that way. all the lines worked so well on it. I stared a 4 door Mark VIII once, but wasn't happy with the original photo. I should try to find a better one and do another one. They have great interiors, too!
ReplyDeletei forgot—I love the fact a bum named your car, too, lol. That's a scene from a movie right there! Have you ever seen the cut down 2 seater version of the Mark V? I think it was a concept car in the late 70s. It had long pipes coming out of the extended hood, like a Duesenberg SJ or supercharged Cord.
ReplyDeleteYeah! Love it!The Bordinat Mark V ! What ever became of it?
ReplyDeleteI only found one listing for it on Google. Its really long Here it is.http://watchandshare.com/lincolnpix/lincoln-div/slides/1978%20Lincoln%20Bordinat%20Mark%20V%20Custom%20Continental%20Sport%20Coupe%20Black%20Frt%20Qtr.html
The steel roof was wonderful.It did, as you say, really bring out the lines . And what lines there are!
I'd love to see your Mk V sedan. I have tried many times to do my dream Lincoln MKV - lowered a bit with a steel breezeway roof .
AP
AP - I knew there was a reason I liked you! I'm a BIG Mark fan myself. I currently have an 1989 Mark VII - midnight blue inside and out. They are fun cars!
ReplyDeleteGoogle maps and earth do not "publish" in real time - often they can be up to several years behind. I recently looked at a satellite image of my new house and it was at least two to three years old. Changes and updates to the property were not in the image - that's how I knew - and it was summertime!
Hey phantomX,
ReplyDeleteI love your MkVII !! Midnight blue! I can just imagine. Given the choice, I prefer the formality of the Mark VII to the slippery MkVIII. In a matter of degrees, of course . My Mk is going through that awkward adolescence : right now it's just an old car, but soon, it will have that 'new classic' look yours does.
I knew that about Google maps , but didn't want to overload Casey . They recently updated in my old Indiana home area . Sadly, one of the 30 abandoned Cold War era Nike Missile sites had been built over.
Now that was a great , spooky Google map find ! Now updated and gone !
I always wondered what went on in that area!
AP
thank you AP, i overwhelm easily! : )
ReplyDeleteOh, I am sorry ! Forgive me. I should have said 'I didnt want to bore." Master artist that you are , Casey, I don't think you overwhelm easily !
ReplyDeletePlease allow me to expand on what I meant by that unfortunate word choice : " I didn't want to take up all of Casey's blog space with countless piddling details about a program he will easily master in a sitting. Nor do I wish to annoy his many kind readers with tales of my vast digital excursions on Google Maps,though the abandoned Nike sites were creepy cool."
Again, I apologize,Casey.
Did you ever look up the Bordinat Mark V ?
AP
lol. No worries, AP. I didn't take offense at anything you said!
ReplyDeleteI love that custom Mark V!
Good ! I am glad.
ReplyDeleteDo we know if that Mark V is still around ? Did it meet the blowtorch? Did some mighty Ford Executive take it home and present it to his dear Sonny Boy ? Did Sonny then go out and wreck it during an evening of beer, bongs and teenage abandon ?
AP
Beautiful photos. The last one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, remember me?
hey Brian! Of course I remember you. How's the music career going? I'm really glad to see you here. I've sent Charles (Chopster 507) the link, but I'm not sure if he's checked it out yet. I update at least every day, so I hope you come back more often!
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