The long nights and short days of winter are upon us and it’s easy to despair over those more fortunate who have purchased their tickets already to southern latitudes to enjoy sun and surf. In reality though, I greatly enjoy dressing up in layers and putting on my winter boots to venture out into the white wonderland with my camera. Wildlife, both mammals and birds have either migrated away or are in hibernation so getting photos of them is challenging. However, the landscape is simplified and stark in its beauty at this time of year and partly compensates for the scarcity of animals to photograph. The frigid temps sometimes makes my toes and fingers hurt when playing with the buttons on my camera as I set up for winter photos. Northern people learn to cope and adapt to the rigours of a harsh climate I think and its a source of conversation and pride to complain about “how cold it is”.

I felt that I was overdue to post a few winter landscape photos that reflect the beauty of the season, enjoy.

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