10/365: "The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” ~ Bertrand Russell

As usual, Steve and I stayed up way too late last night, and it was well after 1am when I stepped outside with the dogs before we all went to bed. Upon opening the door, I exclaimed, "OHHHH!!! IT'S SNOWING!!" Mesmerized by the beautiful scene, I watched the huge, fat flakes drifting slowly down from the silent sky. I noticed that the snow wasn't melting instantly when it landed on my car, and I thought to myself, "Hmmm...I wonder if I could get a picture of a snowflake!" I didn't know that a snowflake could be photographed until I saw an image posted by one of my Flickr friends, and ever since, I've been hoping for the right conditions to try for myself. But...it was so late. Yawning, I went back inside and told Steve about my idea, and he said that I should give it a try, since we both agreed that the temperature would probably be too warm in the morning to try for a snowflake picture.

So, I bundled up, grabbed my tripod and a flashlight and out I went! I didn't have a clue if I would be successful so I took a dozen pictures with the hopes that maybe, just maybe, I would find a snowflake in one of them. After I felt that I might have gotten something, I went back inside and crossed my fingers as I started studying each picture on my computer. When I came to this one, I squealed out loud, "IT'S A SNOWFLAKE!!! I GOT A PICTURE OF A SNOWFLAKE!!!!!!" :D :D :D

Bertrand Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these in any profound sense. Wikipedia: Bertrand Russell