Early December snow flurries at Sioux Falls Outdoor Campus |
December started colorful and bright and ended wintery and cold here in South Dakota. I guess that is one of the reasons why we are called the land of infinite variety. Here are twelve favorite photos from the month for you. Click on an image for a larger file to view. Thanks for checking in and Happy 2017 to all!
Cedar Waxwing at Lake Vermillion Recreation Area |
Northern Cardinal with December 10th snowfall at SF Outdoor Campus |
Phillips Avenue in Sioux Falls with an evening snowfall |
Drifting snow in blizzard conditions outside my living room window |
Jack Frost leaving messages on my storm door window |
Negative seven degree sunset in northern Minnehaha County the week before Christmas |
Horned Lark near sunset after the Christmas Blizzard in Dewey County |
After the blizzard just south of Isabel, SD |
Icy sunset after the Christmas blizzard south of Isabel, SD |
The subsiding ground blizzard at sunset south of Isabel make the landscape look almost alien |
Earthshine on the setting crescent moon - taken on December 31st, 2016 |