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Sandra Blair's avatar

Beautiful Amanda! I envy your snow. All we've had here in central NJ are several episodes of an inch of two of snow, changing to sleet, then to rain and gone all in 24 hours.

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Amanda Renee's avatar

It IS beautiful. Sleet definitely doesn't provide much fun. Did you get to enjoy it at all before it washed away?

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Sandra Blair's avatar

Nope, a few hours of snow changed to sleet/freezing rain and rain, mostly late afternoon into the night.

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Mary Sirgo's avatar

These are so lovely, they perfectly encapsulate the peace and stillness of winter. Thank you for sharing, Amanda!

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Amanda Renee's avatar

Thank you so much for checking them out and making time to comment. :) I appreciate it very much.

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Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Great photos!

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Amanda Renee's avatar

Thank you so much for reading (and looking!) 😊

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Amy's avatar

Some lovely photos here Amanda! I love the one of the cardinal cocking his(?) head. Best wishes to you as we move into Spring <3

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Amanda Renee's avatar

Thank you so much, Amy! This cardinal is a female. :) I feel like their red is much more vivid in the wintertime! Perhaps it’s just more noticeable in the grey light.

The female Cardinal has hints of red to her feathers but a brown body overall. The male is striking red all over (except for the black mask on his face).

Thank you for reading and commenting ! You are appreciated. 😊

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Amy's avatar

Thanks for that Amanda. We don't have them here in the UK, but I know-ish the bird from films I guess. Very striking! And definitely stands out against the snow :0)

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Nicola B's avatar

Beautiful images! The cold has felt like forever this year, but these photos make it worthwhile.

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Amanda Renee's avatar

Aww! Thank you so much!

You won’t believe it: I *just* received a winter weather advisory moments ago. About 20 minutes after I posted this!

I’ve gotten my pics, so I think I’m cool to move to spring. 😂 It has most definitely been a long winter.

There is one more place I wanted to go that I’ve never seen in the snow, but I’m not sure the temperatures will accommodate it.

I guess we shall see in the days to come!

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Linda Clark's avatar

Gorgeous photos!

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Amanda Renee's avatar

You are so fast! :)

Thank you so much. I greatly admire your work as well. It is a wonderful compliment.

Amanda

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Linda Clark's avatar

You popped up as I was scrolling! 😊

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Amanda Renee's avatar

Thank you so much for pausing for me! There is so much beauty here. 💕

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