Like autumn, winter in Greater Yellowstone has been mostly MIA for much of December and January. We had an awesome dump of snow in mid-November (27 inches at the house in Bozeman) but almost nothing since then. And while we always anticipate a January thaw, two weeks of 40 degrees and big winds melted off most of what was still lingering on the ground. Bozeman managed to accumulate enough small snowfalls to keep the ground white, but there has been no snow in Gardiner for weeks. Until last Friday when 5 inches of lovely snow and a return to temperatures in the 20s reminded the calendar that it was indeed winter and not early spring. Not sure about the wildlife, but skiers and photographers alike are rejoicing.

So there has been very little photography for the past few months and instead of being productive in the field, I have spent way too much time in the front of the computer processing and printing. Time spent trolling Flickr was very rewarding in that it turned up both inspiration and tutorials for techniques I have been trying to perfect. Love that Flickr. Look for more abstracts coming soon!

Dates for workshops for 2010 are being finalized. Check out the schedule at sandranykerk.com.