Almost Covered

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Almost Covered

By: marviiilous

Feb 20 2013

Tags: icy flowers, photography, photos, snow, winter 2013

Category: miscellaneous, nature, objects

24 Comments

Aperture:	f/4.5
Focal Length:	18.6mm
ISO:	80
Shutter:	1/500 sec
Camera:	COOLPIX L120

It has heavily snowed since this mid morning! resulted some early school dismissals. The snow has just stopped this evening only to be followed by freezing rain! Ain’t that something?

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24 comments on “Almost Covered”

20 Feb 2013 at 8:20 pm moderndayruth

OMG, my mother will love this one, it’s her favorite flower! Can’t wait to show it to her! xxxx
- 20 Feb 2013 at 8:53 pm marviiilous
  
  OMG! you know what flower that was! what flower was that? Cause I really don’t know.
  - 20 Feb 2013 at 9:10 pm moderndayruth
    
    I know in my language, will ask my mom tomorrow what’s the Latin name and look it up in the dictionary for you
  - 21 Feb 2013 at 7:12 am marviiilous
    
    Awesome! I don’t mind to know its name in your language as well
  - 21 Feb 2013 at 9:58 pm Deb Platt
    
    I believe the flower is purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamium_purpureum
    
    How daring of it to stand up against this cold! The weather forecast for central Ohio is just about the same as yours. Brrr.
  - 22 Feb 2013 at 10:08 am marviiilous
    
    What a pretty name! thanks Deb. Yet, This crazy weather is a fun time to go trekking, hiking and exploring for you both, right?! be safe then. Back to the flower’s name, Ruth (and her mom) knows another name (in her language) for it. am still waiting
20 Feb 2013 at 11:31 pm errinspelling.wordpress.com

that is so beautiful!
- 21 Feb 2013 at 7:22 am marviiilous
  
  Thank you! So glad to see wild flowers (even though they were so tiny) in this crazy weather
  - 21 Feb 2013 at 10:57 am errinspelling.wordpress.com
    
    i was glad to see them too! it is crazy weather.
  - 21 Feb 2013 at 7:31 pm marviiilous
21 Feb 2013 at 7:00 am Frances antoinette

What a great shot !
- 21 Feb 2013 at 7:23 am marviiilous
  
  Awww! thanks Frances
21 Feb 2013 at 8:19 am v4vikey

Nice photo….
- 21 Feb 2013 at 7:32 pm marviiilous
  
  Cheers
21 Feb 2013 at 9:55 am Letizia

beautiful photo! I saw on the news that it snowed in unexpected places and immediately thought of your photo.
- 21 Feb 2013 at 7:58 pm marviiilous
  
  Thanks Letizia! It’s shockingly fun though to have all kinds of weather in one week
  - 22 Feb 2013 at 8:51 am Letizia
    
    All the seasons at once!
  - 22 Feb 2013 at 10:09 am marviiilous
    
    yep
21 Feb 2013 at 10:33 am Gracie

Lovely details, Marvi. Nice to see this is surviving despite the snow and ice.
- 21 Feb 2013 at 8:02 pm marviiilous
  
  Thank you Gracie. Unfortunately, it’s fully covered by ice today
24 Feb 2013 at 8:37 am Jeremy

That’s so beautiful! A real treasure mind for sure. This might be one of the most beautiful snow pictures I’ve ever seen
- 25 Feb 2013 at 6:09 am marviiilous
  
  Awww! Thank you so much Jeremy
26 Feb 2013 at 5:34 pm moderndayruth

Oyy, i am bit late (been in a crazy busy period ), but if i am not mistaken – it’s Viola odorata (and in my language: Љубичица )
- 28 Feb 2013 at 5:26 pm marviiilous
  
  Such beautiful and interesting name 😃 Thank you Ruth!