January 7, 2016
White on white
Today on a trip to get supplies, I encountered a section on the hills to the south of Flathead Lake where the trees were covered with a combination of snow and hoarfrost. The trees were white, the ground was white and the sky was white so there wasn’t much contrast, but the trees were beautiful and so I tried a few photos along a little road that left the highway and headed back into the reservation. I couldn’t drive the road today so I just hiked back in a ways. The road is very inviting and so on a sunny day I’ll go back in further with the Jeep and perhaps do better.
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I love these! Very special. Thanks!
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Comment by Harold Rhenisch — January 8, 2016 @ 12:53 am
I wish there had been a little sun.
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:20 pm
It looks like branch snapping weather, but it is beautiful!
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — January 8, 2016 @ 3:52 am
It was pretty light snow, but Nature did a nice job of decorating the trees.
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:21 pm
I really like the first and third tree picture in this group, very unique and the fourth as well. I’m going to have to plan a trip home in the winter I think to view these types of scene’s again.
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Comment by Ron Mangels — January 8, 2016 @ 6:07 am
A little different than in Louisiana, huh?
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:22 pm
Oh, man…I just love that…all of it!
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Comment by seekraz — January 8, 2016 @ 7:35 am
You can really miss seeing winter, can’t you Scott!
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:23 pm
Yes, you can, Terry…deep in the core of your being!!
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Comment by seekraz — January 8, 2016 @ 9:05 pm
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen hoarfrost and snow combined in this way. It’s just splendid. The trees remain defined in a way they don’t if they’re bearing a heavy blanket of snow, and even though it’s “all white,” it isn’t all white: there’s plenty of contrast between trees and snow-covered ground. I really like them. Picking a favorite’s impossible, but I do like the single trees, and the line of four trees that seem to be trudging up the hill.
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Comment by shoreacres — January 8, 2016 @ 8:32 am
There was about a hundred square miles of those trees, but I had little time…
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:25 pm
Gorgeous! The white on white makes beautiful photos. You always find the best spots, Montucky.
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Comment by Mama's Empty Nest — January 8, 2016 @ 8:55 am
There’s a good reason to always take a camera up here!
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:26 pm
I hope the birds have gone south! It’s beautiful, but looks cold and all the food is covered.Looks so clean, but in the case of Montana, I know that what’s under the snow is beautiful too.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — January 8, 2016 @ 10:18 am
The migrating birds have been long gone now. The residents seem to know how to survive!
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
I love winter scenery, these are beautiful!
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Comment by bayphotosbydonna — January 8, 2016 @ 6:37 pm
I love coming across areas of trees like these. Don’t see them like that every year.
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
They may be white on white, but the images are still very effective with the dark of the foliage and trunks in contrast.
I particularly like the 4th image. Looks very steep terrain around the area. I just love the snow and mounting air in winter. There’s something so invigorating and refreshing in it’s crispness.
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Comment by Vicki — January 8, 2016 @ 6:50 pm
That tree just seemed to be proud of its decorations! The area in which these trees stand is about a mile above Flathead Lake and the terrain slopes down to the lake. Were the weather clear, the lake could have been seen in the background in some of the pictures.
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Comment by montucky — January 8, 2016 @ 8:31 pm
How beautiful! We had our first snow last night, only an inch or so lying now, but magical to see. It brought a woodcock down as well, just yards from the house.
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Comment by Jo Woolf — January 9, 2016 @ 2:08 am
You photo of the Woodcock was really nice! I’ve only seen pictures of them. We are getting light snow again today, but not much piling up.
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Comment by montucky — January 9, 2016 @ 1:06 pm
Ooooh that’s so beautiful!! I love snow. Such a fairy tale view!
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Comment by Lucy — January 9, 2016 @ 8:01 am
Thanks. I love the snow, and winter as I love the other seasons.
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Comment by montucky — January 9, 2016 @ 1:07 pm
Now I see what are you talking about 🙂 Spectacular!
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Comment by Dana S. Hugh — January 10, 2016 @ 11:20 am
They are really pretty, aren’t they!
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Comment by montucky — January 10, 2016 @ 8:38 pm
Reblogged this on Atlas Tracer and commented:
“A dramatic sense of a winter” – missing the snow.
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Comment by Dana S. Hugh — January 10, 2016 @ 11:35 am
Thank you for re-blogging this. I hope your readers enjoy seeing them!
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Comment by montucky — January 10, 2016 @ 8:38 pm
The photos are great, they are like pieces of art. I think the lack of contract in the sky just adds to the beauty and enhances the tree in this case. Love snow covered trees:)
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Comment by Inger — January 12, 2016 @ 7:18 pm
Thanks Inger. Trees like these mesmerize me. I encountered some like this years ago on a mountain top and fortunately brought back a hundred pictures.
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Comment by montucky — January 12, 2016 @ 7:54 pm
It looks magical. Cold on cold.
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Comment by Candace — January 12, 2016 @ 7:29 pm
I think snow is magical in all of its forms and can be especially pretty on trees.
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Comment by montucky — January 12, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
It’s not even ‘white on white’! For me there are endless shades of blueish grey and thousands of subtly mixed colors in it. Magnificent, and majestic!
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Comment by paparadu — January 18, 2016 @ 5:33 am
Trees can be magical in winter!
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Comment by montucky — January 18, 2016 @ 6:53 pm
How beautiful! 🙂
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Comment by anotherday2paradise — January 18, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
Thanks!
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Comment by montucky — January 18, 2016 @ 9:56 pm
Hoarfrost paint tress nicely. Wonderful set of beautiful photos.
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Comment by Sartenada — January 22, 2016 @ 2:01 am
Thanks. I see this sometimes in winter but can’t always get photos. Today the light was marginal.
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Comment by montucky — January 22, 2016 @ 3:37 pm
A wonderful collection of photos … I love the pearly grey color and each one has its own story to tell …. really beautiful.
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — February 1, 2016 @ 1:35 pm
Yes, the trees were really pretty that day. We have had snow off and on but not as much at a time. It was luck that I saw those trees when I did! It is fascinating how each tree was different, as though they were celebrating winter, each in its own way.
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Comment by montucky — February 1, 2016 @ 8:30 pm
So beautiful! Like a winter wonderland!
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Comment by Sandy A. — February 22, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
It was. We get just a few days each winter when the conditions are right for decorating the trees like that and I love to see them then.
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Comment by montucky — February 22, 2016 @ 10:29 pm