Michelle’s latest photo challenge asks us to use a three picture posting style to tell a story through images. This is a technique I’ve enjoyed in the past and when you have a son with a flair for the dramatic composing a visual story is a fun way to pass the time.
Today, with three images, I’ll show you how we spent a winter snow day. School was cancelled but since I was working from home Ryan needed something to keep him busy…
He started the morning threatening me with snowballs.
So I decided he could shovel the deck for a little exercise.
After a long lunch and some relaxing on the couch his reward was lots of heavy snowflakes and the perfect conditions for sledding.
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Did Ryan get a shot at you with the snowballs? We don’t know that, but he sure looks happy holding and aiming that one
Fun story. 🙂
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I’m glad you like the story – yes he did get a shot at me. 😉
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I love how he’s attempting to look so miserable while shoveling the snow.
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He was really trying to get some sympathy here. 🙂
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These are great!
I hope he had a blast sledding 🙂
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Sledding was the best part of the day!
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I’m guessing you were hit by the snowball which in turn led to the shoveling of the deck. 😉
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You guessed correctly. 🙂
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That just gave me a really good laugh!!!
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🙂
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What a beautiful story!
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Thanks Iris!
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I love that Ryan plays along for your photo story. Beautiful tree in the background of the first photo with the snow covered deck. Nice closer shot of Ryan and the shoveled deck with the green plant just to the side (barely seen in first photo). Happy sledding 🙂
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Thanks Robin, I’m happy to hear you like my three choices to show the day! Ryan is a good sport to play along. 🙂
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Cool shots! 🙂
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Thanks LD. 🙂
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I was going to say I’m tired of selective color. Then I realized it’s not! I’m sorry you have to live in a mostly black & white world. But it’s only for another few months. Hopefully!
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I’m referring to the first shot. I realized it wasn’t selective when I saw the other two.
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I can’t wait for the seasons to change and bring us some colors other than gray, white and black. 😦
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I also enjoy the outdoors in winter. The hoar frost adds it own brand of icy animation to the trees and shrubbery. Good job.
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Thanks Gerry, I like your description of winter. 🙂
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Your backyard landscaping is beautiful–even in snow! I want to see the first view in July! 🙂
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Thanks D’Arcy. 🙂 I can’t wait for warmer weather and time to get back out in the yard. I’ll post plenty of pictures this summer!
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Great pictures and story!
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I’m happy to share!
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That’s the kind of day you love when you’re a kid. You presented that so well and the photos are excellent.
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Thanks Janet. I remember how great snow days were as a kid and kind of wish they were as fun now as an adult but I guess that is what makes the memories so special. 🙂
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That first shot is really gorgeous… the tree and the color in Ryan’s hat and mittens… the composition rocks. Of course it helps that he’s gleefully going to get Mom. Very good story in three.
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Thanks Meghan, it was a fun story to tell through photos. 🙂
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Loved your snow-day story, Lisa. Ryan looks like a ball of mischief. 🙂
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Thanks Sylvia and you’re right Ryan has mischief coming out everywhere. 😉
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Good boy, he listened to Mom and got his reward. I feel like pinching those rosy cheeks.
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They are pretty cute cheeks. 🙂
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These are such great shots and looks like he is having fun.
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Thanks Ruth, he sure knows how to find fun in a day. 🙂
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Never touch snow ever in my life…. only know sunny and rainy days in this tropical country 🙂
Seems exciting!
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It is very pretty but quite cold!
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How was the temperature? Below zero?
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Not quite below zero F – low 20’s but that was cold enough for us…
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20 degree F? it is -6 in C!
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Cold!
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Ryan is such a cutie Lisa and it looks like both of you had lots of fun! He is a great photoshoot model! Stunning photo’s! 😀
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Thanks so much Sonel! I think he photographs pretty well but that’s my biased mom opinion showing. 😉 We had a lot of fun together this day.
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You almost make me want to like snow. I said almost. 😉
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I like to watch it fall…from inside the house. 😉
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I don’t mind snow if I can stay outside and not drive in it.
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By the look of things you’re working him too hard. 😉
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He survived. 😉 Hot chocolate helps!
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I like the first image, because it is almost monochrome with touches of red.
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Thanks Sally, I was surprised by how monochrome it looked too. Gray skies and snow cover all the color outside.
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The tree covered in snow in the first photo is like a sculpture. It’s captured so well.
Your story … perfect.
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Thanks so much Isadora. Later that day we turned on the outside Christmas lights in the tree and they lit up the snow. I couldn’t get a good picture but can still see it in my head. 🙂
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Fun story, I love how you caught the twinkle in your son’s eyes as he took aim!
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Thanks Elisa, he was determined to get me with that snowball. 🙂
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I can see how all that white stuff could become monotonous. So pretty in someone else’s pictures! 🙂
He looks like a nice boy.
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Thanks Jo, we are having the best kind of snow this morning. Thick, fat flakes that melt when they hit the ground. It’s pretty but not tough to get around. 🙂
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What a great looking kid. My favorite is the last one with the snow falling. Your garden is so beautiful!
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Thank you, I like the last photo too.:) The garden will look better soon when things green up!
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Great captures of the snow and the joy of young boy! I love the first one too. 🙂
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Thanks Amy! I always like to see such open expressions on kids faces while they are too young to care about what someone else might think. 🙂
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Shovelling snow is good exercise, both for kids and grown-ups.
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It sure is. 🙂
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You have very nicely mirrored the nature with your artistry. There is a poetical truth in each of your photos. Thanks sharing.
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Thanks for your nice comment Harbans. I’m happy to hear you enjoy them.
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My pleasure.
Thanks and regards.
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Very cute young one! Great photos! I love the big snowflakes…even though they meant more snow to shovel!
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Thanks Victoria. 🙂 He is a cutie and a little extra work shoveling snow was good for him. 😉
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That top photo is amazing!
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I’m glad you like it, the day was chilly but very pretty!
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