Okay, landscapes aren't really my thing, but I had to capture this...
Yesterday, I had my first freezing rain experience. I was very confused as to what exactly was happening, because it seemed like it was just raining (weird for winter, but whatever), but then it turned to ice as soon as it touched any surface (the street, cars, snow, etc), a very strange phenomenon. I heard that some people had about 1/4 inch thick of ice covering their cars, and the freeway was a mess. Not a good day for going outside at all. Except if you wanted to skate around on the ice, which I saw (via video) some students at BYU were doing. It actually looked like a lot of fun!
Sliding Down the Ice
(I especially like the last guy's approach, haha)
Last night, I realized that my snow-covered lawn looked really cool with the sheet of ice on top of the snow. It was almost as if you could skate on top of the snow (but unfortunately, that wasn't the case...). It was also tricky photographing the ice because you can only see it at certain angles. In the first photo below, you can see the ice coating on the left side of the photo--it looks like a glaze. In the second photo, you can see the cool texture the ice adds to the snow. And in the last one, you can see how dangerous our driveway is. It's very deceptive: it looks like snow, but it's covered in sheet of ice, which you can only see at certain angles. I have *almost* fallen a few times.
And the last photo doesn't have anything to do with freezing rain, but I thought it looked cool, so I decided to add it on. Unfortunately, I only had my camera phone on me, so the quality isn't so great, but it's still cool. I love how the cool and warm lights are separated by the tree.
Yesterday, I had my first freezing rain experience. I was very confused as to what exactly was happening, because it seemed like it was just raining (weird for winter, but whatever), but then it turned to ice as soon as it touched any surface (the street, cars, snow, etc), a very strange phenomenon. I heard that some people had about 1/4 inch thick of ice covering their cars, and the freeway was a mess. Not a good day for going outside at all. Except if you wanted to skate around on the ice, which I saw (via video) some students at BYU were doing. It actually looked like a lot of fun!
Sliding Down the Ice
(I especially like the last guy's approach, haha)
Last night, I realized that my snow-covered lawn looked really cool with the sheet of ice on top of the snow. It was almost as if you could skate on top of the snow (but unfortunately, that wasn't the case...). It was also tricky photographing the ice because you can only see it at certain angles. In the first photo below, you can see the ice coating on the left side of the photo--it looks like a glaze. In the second photo, you can see the cool texture the ice adds to the snow. And in the last one, you can see how dangerous our driveway is. It's very deceptive: it looks like snow, but it's covered in sheet of ice, which you can only see at certain angles. I have *almost* fallen a few times.
And the last photo doesn't have anything to do with freezing rain, but I thought it looked cool, so I decided to add it on. Unfortunately, I only had my camera phone on me, so the quality isn't so great, but it's still cool. I love how the cool and warm lights are separated by the tree.
This has been a crazy winter for Utah (horrible air quality, freezing rain, followed by tons of fog... do I want to know what's next?)
Makes me miss this...
