As November begins to shift to thick snow and bleak landscapes, the land has a wintry beauty to it, and there’s much to enjoy in the cold elegance. Here’s some of my photos that celebrate the shorter days and deepening darkness of soon-to-be-winter.
Fungal “fingers” peeking out of a snowy log. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021Chilly wood-ear mushrooms. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021The texture of a knobbly knot in wood. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021Snowy turkeytail or turkeytail-like mushrooms. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021A sprig of old oceanspray. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021Two dried mushrooms. This photo is full of texture, from the crinkly leaf to the firm mushrooms. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021Frosty moss. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021The only colour in this photo is provided by the mushroom in the top-centre, therefore lending a wintry feel to the viewer. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021An icy twig in front of a background of snow-covered trees. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021The old cedar needles framing this orange jelly fungus makes for a photo with feelings of winter not far off. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021This photo captures a bit of the growing darkness as winter looms ahead. Copyright Hazel Peel-Hodgson, 2021
2 thoughts on “First Snowfall”
I have never been a fan of the Canadian winter season as is seems too long and can get so bitterly cold. However, your photos have allowed me to see the advantages of the season, especially the fact we have a shelter to keep us warm and the time indoors is an opportunity to slow down and smell and taste the eggnog!
Personally, I both love and dislike Canadian winters – there’s a feeling of warm coziness amidst the snowy beauty, but also a feeling of diminished life and growing darkness. Photography has shown me that though we may believe that winters are bleak and dead, nature shows us the opposite when we make the time to look!
I have never been a fan of the Canadian winter season as is seems too long and can get so bitterly cold. However, your photos have allowed me to see the advantages of the season, especially the fact we have a shelter to keep us warm and the time indoors is an opportunity to slow down and smell and taste the eggnog!
Personally, I both love and dislike Canadian winters – there’s a feeling of warm coziness amidst the snowy beauty, but also a feeling of diminished life and growing darkness. Photography has shown me that though we may believe that winters are bleak and dead, nature shows us the opposite when we make the time to look!