Snow in New Jersey

Saddle River Pathway, Fairlawn NJ

Here I am, living in New Jersey again. The snow followed me here, and some people aren't really happy about that -- you know, the people who panic at a foul weather forecast and stampede the supermarket for bread and milk, even if they don't normally consume those foods...



Anyway, I'm temporarily living in Paramus/Fairlawn and will be moving next week to a new place in Edgewater, right along the Hudson River.



I'm so excited to be back in the Garden State. New home, new job, more adventures.



Stay with me, and I'll start posting some great home finds. It's exciting to do some home changes! In the meantime, here's a view of that snow, Jersey style.

Winter Visitors

A young female moose

I'm fortunate to live next to dedicated open space. We regularly see deer, elk, fox, pheasant, red-tail hawk, winter-white rabbit and moose. On a snowy Sunday recently, a mother and her daughter spent a good part of the day cavorting in our yard. I stood outside just 20 feet away from them and quietly took these images:

This "little" moose seemed to be showing off for the camera

Moose are supposedly one of North America's most dangerous animals to humans, even more so than bears or wildcats. Getting between a mother and her calf can be a terrible thing, but on this day, Mom was not the least bit interested in me. Her daughter, however, seemed happy to pose.

Mom just wanted a profile shot

More Late Winter Blues

Millcreek Canyon

The population of my town is divided at this time of year, and although I've got no scientific idea of the numbers or percentages of the feelings, I do know there are two viewpoints. Some of us are completely finished with winter and are anxiously waiting for warm weather, and there are others amongst us who would be in heaven if it would be winter all year round. I'm not telling which group I belong to (at least for today). Here's another image I took in Millcreek Canyon just east of Salt Lake City. I'm thinking of adding it to my images for sale. What do you think?

What About The Weekend?

blue creek by Ann Wilkinson

I'm taking a great photography class with the University of Utah. Last weekend, we hiked into Millcreek Canyon just east of Salt Lake City, and that's where this image was taken. It's snowing today, and tomorrow we are meeting at the Silver Lake area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, just near Brighton Ski Area. Although I've done a lot of grousing about the winter, today I am happy we are getting more snow. I'm having fun working on the challenge of photographing white snow.





Have a wonderful weekend, and try to do something to recharge your creative battery.