April Snow
by Kay Novy
Title
April Snow
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A beautiful late April (2011) snow storm. I think it's safe to say that this isn't going to happen this year (2012), but then you never know with Wisconsin weather!
The winter solstice is the solstice that occurs in winter. It is the time at which the Sun is appearing at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year.
More evident from high latitudes, a hemisphere's winter solstice occurs on the shortest day and longest night of the year, when the sun's daily maximum elevation in the sky is the lowest.Since the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, other terms are often used for the day on which it occurs, such as "midwinter", "the longest night", "the shortest day" or ""the first day of winter". The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most northern hemisphere cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.
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April 29th, 2012
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Comments (28)
Hanne Lore Koehler
With mixed emotions, I view this magnificent capture of the transition from winter to spring, Kay! The image is so beautiful yet the weather so disappointing. Fantastic composition! L/F/T/P
Laurel Adams
Such a beautiful capture! I am an April baby...my mother often telling me how they drove to the hospital in a snowstorm and one week later, returned with Apple and dogwood blossoms in new bloom. I LOVE April snow!!
Kay Novy
I just like looking at it through a camera lens! Ice storms are what I won't drive in......scary! Thanks Randy.
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