Winter – Page 3 – This is Another Story

#SundayStills – Monthly Color Challenge #White #Snow

Published on January 16, 2022 by Yinglan7 Comments

I’ll admit that I didn’t have any post ready for today as I usually write my posts the night before.

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#SundayStills – Looking to the #Future

Published on January 12, 2022January 10, 2022 by Yinglan4 Comments

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#SundayStills – Light the Night

Published on December 20, 2021December 19, 2021 by Yinglan7 Comments

Like probably a lot of people, I, too, tend to feel a little down during the winter months.

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#SundayStills – Getting Cozy

Published on November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 by Yinglan10 Comments

I am a simple person with simple desires and when it comes to getting cozy especially during winter, my go-to is minimalistic at its best – just a cup of rich and delightful hot cocoa and somewhere that’s warm.

Like how this cat is curled up comfortably on the couch by the fireplace that was behind me, that spot feels like somewhere I would park for the afternoon.

Here is my favorite way to staying warm and cozy during winter – head to a ski resort, ride the tram to the top, if there’s a restaurant or lodge, head inside, order a steamy cup of hot cocoa with whipped cream and preferably marshmallow, and finally find a seat with the view. Now, that, in my vocabulary, is a simple person’s luxury.

Sunday Stills

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161: Feet and Shoes

Published on August 15, 2021August 14, 2021 by Yinglan10 Comments

This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161, Ann-Christine assigned, in my opinion, a rather strange topic – Feet and Shoes.

Immediately, this picture sprang to mind. I shot this during my last visit to China in 2018 when I visited the museum in my hometown. It was quite an interesting tour as I got to see the transition from eastern culture to western culture. Though they look real, these are actually plastic figures to illustrate the point of opening the first shopping mall in China.

Is it weird I still have these boots? Even after 5 years? I should’ve thrown them away long ago – they are so incredibly heavy that each step I take feels like I’m dragging bricks. It’s so hard to find winter shoes that fit these days.

CMMC: April Alphabet Letter E at the beginning or ending of a word

Published on April 30, 2021April 28, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Lens-Artists Challenge #143: Colorful April

Published on April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 by Yinglan14 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are challenged to share some colorful photos to represent the spring-like April.

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CFFC: Size Comparison

Published on April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

This world makes me feel small sometimes especially when I’m in a wide-open landscape.

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CFFC: Tree Bark

Published on February 24, 2021February 23, 2021 by Yinglan4 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Lens-Artists Challenge #136: Subjects that Begins with the Letter S

Published on February 21, 2021March 18, 2021 by Yinglan20 Comments

This week, for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #136, we are challenged to find a photo that contains a subject which begins with the letter S. I decided to get creative with this photo. Hope you like it.

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A dirt road with (what I think is) a illogical speed limit

Which Way Photo Challenge

So here it is, A Wild Wild January:

It is finally February, the weather in January this year had been so wild. As I was watching the weather report last night on the news, I couldn’t help thinking that I actually experienced that. I mean last year was so warm and dry that we experienced drought in the summer. Last month alone, there were 20 something days of snow, 30 days of haze and fog, and 1 day of freezing rain. Not to mention the subzero temperatures that are rarely faced in Salt Lake City. Worst of all, I had to take 2 weather days off school, which I’d never had to do.

Still, as I saw the snow pack total on the news last night, I just couldn’t believe when the weatherman announced that the snowpack total is only 84% for the month of January. I was like, 84%, the snow piles are as tall as a person outside my home. Someone in my neighborhood even had enough snow to make a large cute snow dog.

This picture was taken early January, trust me, there is a whole lot more now. Even this week alone, we received about half of foot of snow. Well, it’s been snowing nonstop from Sunday to Wednesday, what do you expect. Yesterday was started to get better and hopefully it will continue this way. I am so tired from shoveling all this snow that I am ready for it to end and hope that there won’t be another freezing rain storm soon.

This winter had been a long one and I am looking forward for it to end. By the way, did anyone catch the news about Ground Hog Day on Saturday? How soon will Spring Be here?