SnOwregon 2019 ~ THE PLEASURE - Post VIII ~ Puffy NightSnows ~ Staying Out WAY Too Late Running Around Town Recording The Snowy Night-Beauty ~ Original Photography And Some Discussion ~

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And On We Plow-Forth, Into The Photographic Night...

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The Joy Of The Lovely Of It All ~ Part VIII

The Unbridled Joy of Puffy NightSnows

"I'm Baa-aaaack." With more views from our recent snowpocalypse. And this time? We're looking at the oddly-cool 'puffy' snowforms. For some reason, our Cascade Cement (cleverly disguised as snowfall), piles up in big, domed...for lack of a better descriptor, domes of snow, on bushes and other objects. Though bushes seem to be the preferred base of accumulation.

And these large spheres of white take on a comical look at times. Even looking somehow alive, like sleeping creatures from elsewhere, waiting, beckoning to late-night photographers to venture closer. Closer. Then they unfold and things pop out like a bad, scary movie, creating all SORTS of mayhem for our intrepid, dusk-till-dawn photo snapper, at the least expected moment. OK, maybe not. (I've been reading a lot of @blacklux mental wanderings lately.) But they ARE cool looking. And fun to snap photos of, while bopping around all night long. So, once more, WITH further ado, The Puffy NightSnows of SnOwregon, 2019. Enjoy away...

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Previous PAIN and PLEASURE Posts:

Industrial Magic and Light ~ Part II
Industrial Magic and Light ~ Part I
Goin Out The Country ~ Part II
Goin Out The Country ~ Part I
Drive n' Around The NightSnows ~ Part II
Drive n' Around The NightSnows ~ Part I
Whispy NightSnows
SnOwregon 2019 THE PAIN-Post II
SnOwregon 2019 THE PAIN-Post I

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The PLEASURE Of The Drive Continues

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The Large Domed Orbs Are On The March

As discussed in the intro above, I kept waiting for something to burst forth, from these round 'eggs', like in the scary movie Alien. (I never watched it, TOO scary!) Nothing happened while I was there, but I can't speak for later on, after I'd moved across the neighborhood. We can only hope no one was consumed.

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Something Cold, This Way Comes

Maybe I spoke too soon. Those aren't MY footprints. I think someone, maybe the mail-person, walked up there, and then disappeared. The prints only went ONE way. I cheesed it out of there. Becoming a statistic of the odd is not my cup of tea. I wonder if any correlation-al experiments have been done involving staying up very late, running around in the cold and an overly active imagination. I'm thinking not... like I said, the prints only went ONE direction!

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Excuse Me. Why Are You Laying On The Hood Of My Truck?!

Even vehicles gather our snow in puffy globules of whiteness. The owner of this truck will get nothing but joy going to work the next morning. Maybe they stayed home. I know I would. "Sorry boss, my truck is covered with puffy snow. I won't be in today."

The lumps on this truck remind me of a very cushy, blow-up TV couch. I considered trying it out, but decided this probably wasn't the best idea. The owner might not see the humor. And was no-doubt watching me, since we've established he didn't have to get up early for work the next day.

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Someone Got An Atomic Powered Tree Trimmer For Christmas

Another view of some puffy bushes and an odd looking tree. Glorioski!! Someone sure chopped the dickens out of that poor thing.

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Honey, When Are You Going To Take The Lights Down?

One of the advantages of leaving your Christmas decorations up, way WAY past the holiday. Gives the photo-guy driving around at all hours something cool to photograph. Thank you for not being timely, people. Greatly appreciated by that guy. (I once left my colored revolving light/silver aluminum Christmas tree up in the picture window until the NEXT December. Saved a BUNCH of time and effort 11.95 months later, and the mailman seemed to really enjoy it.)

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Photo Proof SOMEONE Got Eaten

Close up of those bushes from Photo number 3 [↑]. SEE!!

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Even Out In The Country, Things Get Puffy

Fir tree, taken on the way out to the airport. I think our snow here has a curvoid affinity for all things tree and bush. But it IS cool to look at and record.

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The March Of The Globoid Fruit Trees -or- Dr. Seuss Goes On Holiday

Another photo out by the airport. These trees look to be on the march. The one out front is really leaning into the wind. The shadows add a fun detail of added motion to the scene.

_{Technical Detail-Those spots are snow on the lens, from hanging out the car window during the storm.}

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The Worlds Largest Lumpy Holly Tree

This is the largest Holly bush (Ilex opaca?) I've ever seen. I thought it was a small Douglas fir tree at first. A person could make a mondo-load of Christmas wreaths from this thing. And it's even pre-flocked for you. Just don't hang it above the mantel, indoors. This is one intriguing photo of an intriguing tree. And I'm not just saying that because I took the photo either.

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Guardians Of The Yellow Backdoor Galaxy Of SOMEWHERE

Another very colorful Dr. Seuss-looking tree. And a back door to somewhere or another in town, late at night. I was busy, and didn't note what Galaxy I was behind.

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~ Finto ~ _{(Temporaritudinale')}

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_{Stay tuned for more, folks}

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Thanks for stopping in and viewing more images of SnOwregon 2019: The PLEASURE, Part VII. If you have any thoughts about driving around, taking photos in a snowstorm, the CONTINUAL posting of said photos, even after the stuff has melted away to the water cycle, the puffy nature of our snows, colored light and it's effect on our snows, or anything else this post reminds you of, please feel free to comment away in the spaces below. I'd love to hear from you.

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_{Posted: 04/26/2019 @ 13:30}

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Excerpts From Late-Night Conversations With A Mechanical Cat

Fact Number 139

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_{Author's Note:
Many photos are a bit grainy. They were shot with the highest ISO (3200) on my small Lumix camera, while hanging out the car window, during the storm. All photos were handheld, without a tripod. So, there is a bit of color shift and odd things going on, which I feel adds to the effect. Thankyouverymuch. -dds}