Pondering

I do believe that this is the first winter since we've lived here that I haven't taken a TON of photos every time it snows.  Although we have not had all that much snow this year as compared to the past few years.

The kids have only had 3 snow days so far this winter.  That is very different from all the other winters we've experienced here.  We've only had accumulation from 4 snow showers this year, I think?  And the most that's been on the ground is 3 or 4 inches.  (See?  I couldn't even be bothered to measure it.)  Though that storm this past Saturday might have dumped a little more than those 4 inches if the wind hadn't been blowing so hard the whole time.  But it was enough for the kids to sled Sunday morning before the sun came out and melted a lot of it.

Yes, we had a little snow last weekend... And why haven't I posted any pictures here?  Have I become bored and jaded?  Have I lost my sense of childlike wonder that our snow has always made me experience in past years?

I have been looking back at posts from previous winters and I seem to take the same photos every time.  And, comparatively, it's not quite as impressive (photographically-wait, is that a word?- at least to me) when there are only a few inches of snow as when there is over a foot.

I still think it's absolutely gorgeous up here in all the seasons.  I haven't lost my appreciation for that, I don't think.

I don't think I'm getting the best pictures out of my camera; maybe that has something to do with why I haven't been using it as much.  I need to make time to sit down with the manual and really experiment with it.

We went to the Biltmore House a couple of weeks ago (yeah, I didn't post any pictures here of that, either) and were able to get an annual pass for this year.  So I will definitely have to go down there and take pictures of the gardens in different months.  Maybe I will be able to figure out my camera better; since I can go down while the kids are in school I can take my time with it.

When I take the camera somewhere besides around the yard, I am always with someone else and I don't take a lot time to fool with all the settings; I just use the automatic setting so no one has to wait on me.