Emerald Lake in Snow

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As ever, Emerald Lake pleased us with its high-piled drifts. Sun-brightened snow drew us along a walking path into the dark woods. Probably a gentle stroll in the summer, the way was narrow - literally two-feet-wide. Slight mis-steps took us down to our knees in soft dry snow. Although the trees reflected no light, we heard the birds chirping from their depths on this moderately warmer day. After all, we were also hopping about, finding pleasure in our conversation.

Not so solitary. We met another walker. Unable to pass on the tramped-down path, we danced into the deep powder, back and forth onto the harder surface. A little ways on, a small group valiantly stood to one side for us to slip-slide past them. Our light laughter spun out into the frozen sunlight.

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Comments

[D MJ Binkley]

Serenity now
Stunning beauty

[Hellen]

Snow
Gorgeous. I imagine the air would have that special muffled quality.... Thanks for sharing Hellen

[Isabel Gibson]

Snow blobs
:-) A technical term, I presume. (And why not? Perfectly descriptive.) I like the snow cone.

[beentouring]

Snow blobs
That's my term, and to date no one has challenged the name. My fellow photographers have adopted it, and a friend did a painting of them, called "Snow Blobs".