January 18, 2022

"So bleak. We had a few tornadoes come by this way over the weekend, and the sky looked happier than that."

Says a commenter, Rt41Rebel, looking at yesterday's sunrise photographs. The cloud conditions at sunrise are crucial to my sunrise photography, but they can give a false impression of what will happen later in the day. We had a lovely hike in Blue Mound State Park in the early afternoon, and there was a nice — not excessive — infusion of sunlight. 

Meade photographed me climbing the winding trail toward the end of a 4-mile hike:


Notice the slashes of sunlight:

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7 comments:

Tank said...

That’s what happy retirement looks like!

MadisonMan said...

We were at Indian Lake yesterday. The wind was a bit biting, but overall a nice temperature.

Whiskeybum said...

MadisonMan said...
We were at Indian Lake yesterday. The wind was a bit biting, but overall a nice temperature.


Neat! Were you able to make that scene with your 'little one'? (Keep it in mind if you're lookin to find a place in the [winter] sun)

Joe Smith said...

I did 7 miles yesterday, but half on the treadmill and half in the sun outside.

Your four miles was probably tougher...

Deborah said...

Anne,

Your snowshoes look so little. Mine are huge! That hike looks great. He-Man and I haven't gone snowshoeing in 2022. We're hoping to soon!

Ann Althouse said...

“ Your snowshoes look so little…”

I do have snowshoes, but I rarely use them. In the picture, I’ve got on Kahtoola MICROspikes.

Ann Althouse said...

This hiking trail is a mountain biking trail. We shared the path with the occasional fat tire bike.