Album Rust! from Janet Brien

329/365: "It's the cursed cold, and it's got right hold, till I'm chilled clean through to the bone." ~ The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:58:55 +0000

3 more pictures in notes above ! :)

The forecast last night said it would be cold this morning...they weren't kidding! When I went down to the gate at 7am to open and close the gate for Steve as he left for work, it was 27°F (-2.8°C)!! We stepped outside and the cold just hit me in the face. WOW, take a step back, Jack Frost, you're freezing my face with that frosty breath of yours!!

I was bristling with sweaters and a coat, warm socks, hat, boots, gloves, and I had my camera with me too as I waved goodbye to Steve. I wanted to get some images of frost while I was down by the fence that borders the main road. However, I also knew I didn't have much time, because no matter how bundled up I was, that cold would find its way in through my worst defenses: my gloves and rubber boots. Knowing the clock was ticking, I quickly went to the fence and started snapping away, admiring the amazing crystals on the barbed wire along the top of the fence as I moved this way and that. Soon, my fingers started to tell me they were cold. Then I noticed the frosty pine needles on the Ponderosa Pine tree nearby and challenged myself to try for some good dof images. (Fail!) Looking down I saw pine cones with frosty edges and managed to get some nice pictures (I'll share that picture in the next few days!). At that point, my fingers were really beginning to hurt and my toes were beginning to yell. Making my way back up the drive way I stopped to take pictures of frosted gravel (I got a really great picture but...the gravel looks too much like...frosted doggy doo...*cackle*...so I can't use it! :D), and on the way I couldn't resist a few more pictures of frosted barbed wire, and then I couldn't stand it anymore and rushed up the hill and into the house, and got my hands under hot water to warm them up again...I can't believe it. I was out there for TEN MINUTES and my body was screaming from the cold!! Unbelievable!! It took a long, hot shower to completely warm up again. Totally crazy cold out there!!!

Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon". Service is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough (1907; also published as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). "These humorous tales in verse were considered doggerel by the literary set, yet remain extremely popular to this day." Wikipedia: Robert Service

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Frosted Rusty Fence Post (and intro to "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert W. Service

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:58:41 +0000

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Originally painted green, this fence post is slowly rusting all the paint off of it! I love the texture and adding frost makes it even prettier!

This is the first stanza from my favorite poem, The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert W. Service
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The Cremation of Sam McGee

There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.

The rest of the poem is on the next picture!

Frosted Dagger!

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:58:20 +0000

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This is a very tight crop but I wanted to include it because the frosted barb looks so much like a dagger covered in crystals!

Tree House Nails

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:24:31 +0000

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When Steve and I moved to our home, we discovered an old, falling down tree house sitting in a huge, dead oak tree. It was no longer usable, and we always wondered if the building of the treehouse killed the massive tree. Early this spring, after a heavy storm, I took the dogs on a walk around the property discovered that the old tree finally fell over. While inspecting the trunk, I noticed these nails poking through one part and thought they would make an interesting picture.

Rusty Post Touched by Frost

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:41:00 +0000

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[best appreciated at full size against black]

Here is another image from my frosty photo walk, which I took a couple of months ago. This is frosy rusty metal post, left by the previous owners, used to attach barbed wire fencing.

This image was taken in January, 2012.

OOOOO

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:25:10 +0000

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