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Snowflakes on a Wrought Iron Railing

The wrought iron railing on my steps going into my house, captured snowflakes when it was snowing lightly this morning. It was so cold they froze right on the metal. No two snowflakes are alike.

A famous snowflake photographer from Jericho, Vermont was Wilson A. Bentley. (link to a book of Wilson A. Bentley’s amazing snowflake photographs)

“For over forty years, Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (1865–1931) photographed thousands of individual snowflakes and perfected the innovative photomicrographic techniques” Smithsonian

Snowflakes on wrought iron railing

10 second video

https://youtube.com/shorts/1aTcZEnxVAg?si=uiVFl3LKOpXfulzI

Here is a terrific book for children, a 1999 Caldecott winner.

February 5, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, snow, snowflakes, weather, Wilson Bentley, youtube 15 Comments

Problem and Solution

February 4, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city scene, knitting, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, weather 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

February 3, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city scene, parking, parking chair, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, respect the chair, weather, winter, wordless wednesday 14 Comments

It’s Groundhog Day. Again

7:55 am edit Six more weeks of winter. This just in!

Phil saw his shadow in Punxsutawney at sunrise this morning.

My sister sent this photo of her groundhog in NYC.

She and I have gone to Punxsutawney twice.

So six more weeks of winter or early Spring? stay tuned.

Here are past Groundhog Day Posts if you have an interest or inclination to review 😂

See where the movie was filmed

See us in Punxsutawney

Steve and I met Punxsutawney Phil in the Strip District at Wigle Whiskey Philapalooza
February 2020

My friend Joanne baked this cake
February 2020

And I just received these three photos from Joanne She painted a groundhog. Baked a cake and how about those groundhog cookies?

February 1, 2026February 2, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: groundhog, Groundhog Day, photography, postaday, Punxsutawney, weather 15 Comments

Street Parking Space Savers

The first photo is from 2010. What they called Snowmageddon.

Street Parking Space Savers- revisiting Snowmageddon 2010. Many people are experiencing more snow right now. So is it a Pittsburgh thing? You see all kinds of chairs reserving parking spaces all around the city after someone has shoveled out their space, planning to return to it, later.
I’ve seen a port-a-crib to reserve a parking space!

And here’s the update on our 2026 snow. Thursday the fourth day that school is cancelled.

My unplowed street pictured below

January 28, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city scene, parking, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Snowstorm, weather 21 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

January 27, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: BVM, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, snowfall, urban madonna, weather, winter 9 Comments

Ice on the Ohio River

We got the 14” of snow predicted and it’s severe cold!

Schools closed again tomorrow. The mayor has declared a State of Emergency for Pittsburgh. Many plows are broken and streets aren’t able to be cleared.

https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-state-of-emergency-snowstorm/70140587

Our neighborhood has not lost power.

Debbie sent a follow up photo to yesterday’s Tug boat photo she sent and I posted (one view below)