Stoned Again...

Two recent substantial snowfalls locally have resulted in presenting the circle of standing stones as featured in an earlier post in a more striking, contrasting environment than usual: as ever, the stones, indeed, are merely the unchanging pretext for featuring a selection of the variety of prevailing weather & light conditions on a given day &/or at a given time or under particular circumstances such as these. On the first occasion, 2nd March, the morning was bright following the overnight snow before the sky soon darkened & closed in once more, bringing a further snow shower. This was the day & time of the capturing of the 'black snow' photos posted earlier. Indeed, they were taken in close proximity, at the roadside that borders the field upon which the stone circle stands.



Two days later, much of the snow had melted.


The early hours of 12th March again brought a heavy snowfall, &, subsequently, these images were taken at around 10 a.m. in the midst of a fine blizzard.



Some time earlier, during the morning & then afternoon of 18th February, a day of sun & clear blue skies, I photographed the standing stones foregrounding & being 'miniaturized' by the presence of another columnar form, a spectacular plume of vapour issuing forth constantly (& constantly metamorphosing in shape) from a power station about 2 miles distant.