In Search of Color 2

I awoke at dawn and looked out the window and could only see sihouettes. This little squirrel was an early riser.

. The sun was just coming up, and already beginning to cast some shadows

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I looked down at the brook in my backyard and saw SNOW PANCAKES!!! I puzzled over these frozen floating circles for awhile. Were they caps of frozen ice and snow that had come off the tops of rocks and then flipped over in the brook? Not really sure. After some discussion, I have come to an agreement that they must be frozen foam. Occasionally, foam comes down from the waterfall above, and I guess, this time, it froze. It looks like that bigger piece along the edge, froze while it was hugging the edge of the stream, and the dozen or so round "pancakes" were broken off pieces that got caught in a sort of eddy and twirled around to create the round shape. I'm sorry, it's not a very good picture. I was shooting from an upstairs window. I still don't have my good camera back from repair, and the little one I'm using doesn't always zoom very well.
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A dove stood on the frozen ground awaiting the filling of the feeders

The sun was shining on the crusty surface,

and drawing shadow pictures on the golden palette

Soon the sun was high enough that I could see something other than sihouettes, so it was time to get out and take a drive

Heading out into the farmlands, right away I saw this Red-Tailed Hawk. She was perched on a branch, bigger than life, and fairly low down, allowing for some great picture taking. She wasn't at all upset by my presence, so I stood and took pictures, and when I left she was still sitting there.

I passed by this gambrel roof barn

Drove by a ski place and there were a lot of people waiting to ride the conveyor to the top of the hill. Besides skiing, this place has trails for tubing, skating, racing, snowboarding, snowbikes, and more. People were taking advantage of the beautiful weather and getting out to enjoy it. I saw some kids with skates playing ice hockey on a small pond, too.

A turkey vulture soared overhead

Moving on, I saw another farm in the countryside

While some were thinking of skiing and skating, others were out enjoying the open water.

Okay, don't laugh!! When it comes to Bald Eagles, I'll take what I can get!! ;-)

I noticed that some shrubs and trees are beginning to get buds

And this tree had a lot of buds on it. The traffic light was just my strange sense of humor... and it IS color!! ;-)

So, that ended another day of searching for color.