Delicious Frosting by CoreyBlack
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In the immortal words of country/rock/folk singer Steve Earl: "I aint ever satisfied." Last winter, and into the unseasonably cold, wet spring, I couldn't wait for summer. Now that we're in the throes of a particularly hot summer season, with daily high temperatures exceeding those of the core of the sun, I'm lusting for winter. As I type this in 95 degree heat and sauna-like humidity, with three fans going and sweat running into my eyes, I'm imagining the brisk single digits of January. As I drag my perspiring carcass through yet another sweltering day that brings to mind an old episode of "The Twilight Zone", where the earth burnt itself to a crisp, I'm thinking about playing in the snow. As I take my second cold shower of the day and fill the laundry hamper with still more unpleasantly damp and smelly clothes, I'm singing Christmas carols in refreshingly biting air that makes my face turn red. As I harken back to 1970s polyester clad childhood summers sticking to vinyl car seats hotter than an oven set to "London Broil", I'm thankful that my mother no longer dresses me and that most cars now have fabric seats. (Okay, that one was a ringer.) Anyway, you get the idea. Of course, 6 months from now I'll be bellyaching about how cold it is and how much I hate winter. "I aint ever satisfied...."
Photographed along the North Branch of the Chicago River on January 9, 2010.
Comments (15)
MagikUnicorn
Winter is back so fast...3 more months :) Gorgeous shot
Sea_Dog
Wonderful shot, Corey.
Chipka
There was a movie, The Day the Earth Caught Fire: one of those obscure, classic science fiction movies that no one ever saw. The thing about it is the fact that it was scientifically accurate right down to really insignificant details concerning both meteorology and human psychology. It's also one of the few science fiction movies to make minimal use of special effect--there were almost no special effects in that movie. Unfortunately, it was also a rather boring movie by today's standards. Anyway, I bring that up because...Chicago is experiencing the sort of weather featured in that movie (minus the shifting tides and odd fog banks--both due to polar ice melt) and I occasionally expect to see people looking up at the sky, realizing that we're doomed to simmer, bake, and then roast, and since we don't have a space program, we're frakked because we can't go anywhere cooler: of course, all of this occurs while the 2% Club (and we all know who they are) decide that a carbon dioxide blanket is just the thing to protect us from the sun's merciless rays, so they buy more SUVs and leave them running, thus exhausting fossil fuel reserves and precipitating a series of Fuel Wars that blow us all to kingdom come just before we cook to death. Hmmm...now there is a movie idea, which makes me wonder what Roland Emmerich is doing these days. Anyway, now that I've rambled on, on, and on some more, I'll say that I really like this picture and I distinctly remember that day. I love the details in this shot. The naked trees and the green bridge work together perfectly.
Lashia
Awesome winter shot, nice lines- thanks for sharing! :-)
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bmac62
Well done Corey. Both photo and words. And I ain't ever satisfied. My idea of a great add-on here..., if you could retake this exact image/pov in the sweltering heat of August and let half the photo be winter and the other half be summer. Just a thought:)
beachzz
Fortunately, it's not that hot where I am. I've lived where it IS that hot and humid and it's no fun. I can see why this winter scene would be so appealing. Your title makes me want to run my finger down the side and lick it off, but that's just me. lol
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Feliciti
wonderful this scenic and like the sunlighting too !!
durleybeachbum
I can empathise absolutely. I have no internal thermostat and can't stand extremes. If it gets to 80 here I've had it. 95 is outrageous.
qrud
The art of snow.
flavia49
marvelous and "refreshing"! it's hot and humid here too!
bobrgallegos
Wonderfully composed very cool scene!!
auntietk
We're on our fifth straight day of temps over 70F. How soon can you be here? :)
jeanebean
Beautiful composition Corey. Haven't seen any snow in a long time. Forgot how nice it is.
myrrhluz
I'm loving any snow shot I see these days. We've had 2 months with highs mostly in the triple digits and August will be another. The humidity hasn't been too bad though, which helps. Though I'd take some humidity, if it brought with it some rain. Lovely image! I like the curves of the river and branches, and the lines and curves of the bridge. Beautiful colors and light.