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Tag: winter

Ice and snow on Three Sisters Creek

In the Spirit of the Season

On January 1, 2026December 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Photography3 Comments

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, "in the spirit of the season?" I think of family, traditions, good food and winter weather and I did my best to capture some of those ideas in five photographs for this month's edition of the Photo Blogging Challenge.

canada jay perchec in a larch tree in winter

Nearby Nature Project 27/

On February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness2 Comments

This edition of Nearby Nature Project highlights 2025 as United Nations' International Year of Glacier Preservation, including two glacier photography exhibits.

vertical pan intentional camera movement photograph of golden larch trees

Nearby Nature Project 25/

On October 23, 2024January 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness1 Comment

Golden larch, yellow and orange leaves, frost and snow are the main ingredients in the annual tug-of-war between fall and winter.

Point of View

On May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 By GeoKsIn Photography5 Comments

Host PJ challenge us to express our Point of View photographically this month. Here, I share thoughts re: April snow, EVs and more.

morning sun viewed through a gap in a frosted fencetop

Nearby Nature Project 19/

On February 22, 2024January 28, 2025 By GeoKsIn Health and Wellness2 Comments

It's a quiet time of year for the Nearby Nature Project - no gardening, not many birds, so mostly observing the ebb and flow of the winter season. But I did attend a virtual screening of a wonderful short film about our beautiful turquoise mountain lakes. And I report on my limited participation in the 2024 Great Backyard Bird Count.

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