Western Augusta County ... icy streams, snowy fields, and Appalachian Mountains in the background.
He curiously watched as I took photos.
Ice covered creeks and ponds after days of freezing temperatures.
One of the many historic farms in Swoope.
This Swoope farm isn't far from Buffalo Gap, that western pass through the mountains.
What is missing from this photo is the freezing wind blowing across the field.
Farmers were busy rolling out hay bales for hungry cattle in their shaggy winter coats.
This sturdy fella had a thick coat of hair for winter temperatures.
The clouds made an interesting display in the sky ...
... and fence rows in the snowy fields caught my eye.
Wind-sculpted snow banks reflected the coldness in the wind that froze
exposed fingers working with a camera ...
... but it was worth feeling the cold wind on my face just to enjoy the magnificance of the distance mountains.
More photos of traveling the snowy back roads can be found here, here, and here.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
29 January 2011
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