Landscapes – Page 7 – M. Sullivan Photography

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Holidays, Lake Superior, Landscapes, Photos, Weather

Long Cold Winter

It is still not officially winter per the calendar, but since we had the huge snow storm after Thanksgiving, the temperatures have either been below zero or single digits. We took our holiday card photo on a day with a high temperature of 3, wind chills below zero and snow flurries. I usually try to get several shots so that I know that we have the perfect photo. Not this time. Our remote shutter stopped working because the battery was too cold. I did make the kids stay outside for an extra minute or two after I took the camera off the tripod so that I could make sure to get a good shot of just the two of them.

Days and days of temperatures 25 degrees below average is getting old really fast. Rumor has it that there will be a day or two of 20 degree temperatures soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the cold “tundra” of northern Minnesota.

Here is a preview of our holiday card photos. Notice the white snow dots on our clothes and faces.

It was too cold for Daphne to join us for the family photo so I snapped a picture of her indoors where it was nice and toasty.

Out on Lake Superior, the evaporation of lake water created “sea smoke” in the subzero air.

It certainly makes for a cold work day for the people working on the ships coming into port.

What I want most for Christmas is to be able to enjoy all of our new snow without the unbearably cold temperatures. Are you listening Santa?

October 21, 2013October 21, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Landscapes, Photos, School, Weather

Road Trip To The Country

It was supposed to be just a day off from school – sleeping in, hanging out with friends, playing games. Instead, I decided that the kids and I would take a road trip to visit my Mom out in the country. We did a little eating, a little cupcake decorating, a little trekking through the woods and a little pumpkin carving. A great mix of lots of good things.

Sophia, Grandma, Sebastian & The Pumpkins

We carved pumpkins a bit early for Halloween. The cool weather we are having may actually preserve them until the 31st. Unless of course they freeze. Snow flurries were in the air today and temps were below freezing. Fall is going by too fast.

October 12, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Lake Superior, Landscapes, Photos, Weather

Buena Vista

The forecast was for another beautiful fall day on Friday. Warm, sunny, breezy and highs in the upper 60’s . Mike planned to take the day off to study for his outdoor emergency training refresher/CPR class. He thought I should take the day off as well. It didn’t take a lot of convincing. The morning started off very promising. Another beautiful sunrise. While Mike got Sophia to the bus stop, I made a quick trip over to Hawk Ridge to watch the morning come to life.

I wasn’t the only one who drove to the overlook to watch the sun come up over Lake Superior. An older gentleman pulled up right before me and took a few photos with his point-and-shoot camera. We exchanged a few remarks about the beautiful sunrise and he left a short time later. Next, a motorcycle pulled up. The guy lit a cigarette and watched the sunrise. Once he was done, he also departed. Then a minivan with a Mom and her kids drove up. They got out, took a few photos with their point-and-shoot camera and also left shortly thereafter. Luckily I didn’t have to rush off and was able to enjoy several minutes of the colorful skies.

Mike continued studying for most of the morning. I did some outdoor work – cleaning up my container garden, picking grapes and sweeping the decks. We decided that Mike needed a break and Daphne needed some exercise, so we drove over to Hartley Park to take a hike in the woods and view the fall colors.

It was time to head home, have lunch and get ready for the rest of our day. Flu shots for Mike and the kids (I already had mine), Bulldog pizza for dinner and tickets to the UMD Bulldog Hockey Game.

p.s. The Bulldogs won and Sebastian was the lucky winner of a pizza delivered to his seat. I’m not sure who was happier, Sebastian or his middle school buddies that were also at the game. They devoured it in a matter of minutes.