Thursday, January 27, 2011

SnOw-M-G

As I mentioned, last night was to be our first official night where would actively not watch TV.. and what a perfect night it was for that! As anyone on the east coast of the US knows, we got slammed with a quick moving snow storm yesterday afternoon and evening.


Something I learned: if you use a flash, the snow flakes pop out.

We cooked dinner together (sort of) and then played Scrabble. And took pictures of my dumb cat.

Bahahahahaha. Told you he was dumb ;) Still love him.

And.. you may not believe me, but there was turquoise lightning. Multiple times. Huge flashes of turquoise, to which I squeeled "Ohhh it's like the shade of our main wedding color!"

Ok, I made this photo look turquoise. But I swear there was turquoise lightning.

All in all, a nice laid back night. I know the snow can be a pain, but it can also be beautiful.

Something else I learned: No flash + a slow shutter speed = awesome snow pics!

FYI: While I'm currently at work, no one else really is.. bummer! I also seriously hope that any of you around the DC area (and the rest of the east coast) made it home ok yesterday; it took several people at my job over 7 hours to drive home. I seriously can't even imagine.

8 comments:

Lindsey A. said...

I wish I had known how to take awesome snow pics when it snowed here! Your cat is adorable.

jacin {lovely little details} said...

aw i love this!

Jessica said...

I'll confess, I googled how to take snow pics today. Taking the pictures with the flash on makes the flakes pop and I learned if you use a slow shutter speed and a tripod, they'll look like streaks! (I'm trying that next time)

Also, today the sun was so bright, I had to adjust the exposure up a bit so the picture wasn't dull. :)

The snow was so beautiful! Even if it makes driving a pain in the rear.

Meg O. said...

7 HOURS TO GET HOME?!?!?!?!?!? I am so not jealous of you, not gonna lie. And I thought 40 degrees was cold this morning (it's 63 now, btw... lol). But those pictures are amazing! It would be cool to have some snow like that for a day and then it go away and be 70 degrees the next day. (Can you tell I'm a Texan?)

Jumble Mash said...

Beautiful photos. We got hit with about a foot yesterday. Driving home was so scary.

Cole said...

That last shot is beautiful!
Also, jealous you Scot to play scrabble, Jus refuses to!

Layla said...

Your cat is totally a pirate. Aaaaargh!

megan said...

Your cat makes me giggle. (And just something I learned and would like to pass along...they don't like snow.)