Category Archives: Art

Snow in Delaware

I like the snow to look at, but hate dealing with it as far as getting to work and watching out for the other knuckleheads on the road. Today, we’re snowed in, so I went out to see what I could see. I like the ideas of things in snow. When it snows it’s quiet and you can imagine what other folks are doing. There is also the idea of standing up to all conditions, as they come.

I like threes and trees so this is perfect.
I like threes and trees so this is perfect.
I love to take photos of benches.
I love to take photos of benches.
Love this barn, it's on the road to my house
Love this barn, it’s on the road to my house
I've photographed this tree several times before, love the leading lines
I’ve photographed this tree several times before, love the leading lines

Horseshoe Crabs in the snow

I headed out today to do some photos, basically following my nose. I hoped to see one of the Snowy Owls that have made it down to Delaware this year and stayed generally off Rt 1 in the beachy areas. I ended up going to Slaughter Beach because I could and got out to see what was up. There were practically no clouds in the sky when I started and by the time I was done it had started to cloud over. Anyways, I got these three photos I liked.  It struck me as strange/cool for these long dead crabs to be back in the water again, albeit frozen.

It struck me it looked like the crab was going upstream against a current that was pushing back the grass too
It struck me it looked like the crab was going upstream against a current that was pushing back the grass too
I liked how some were in and some were out of the snow
I liked how some were in and some were out of the snow
Here they are, frozen in time, a male and female crab in their mating ritual. The male is much smaller than the female in life and in death.
Here they are, frozen in time, a male and female crab in their mating ritual. The male is much smaller than the female in life and in death.