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You wanna know how to deal with Eastern Shore weather?

    1) Check the weather
    2) Dress for the exact opposite

I took a photographic journey today to get some shots of Lex and Jet. I knew I was gonna be outside, so of course I checked the weather a day early. There was a 50% chance of snow in the AFTERNOON, but lo and behold, I woke up to my mom asking my dog if she was ready to go play in the snow. I gave up WEF this year because I had to do driving school, but whatever, I'm not mad.

I'm mad
There was maybe a quarter of an inch on the ground by the time Lex picked me up, and it didn't get any lighter until well after I got home. Still fun though. I've never actually photographed while it's snowing, only with snow as a backdrop. 'Twas a challenge.



In less aesthetically pleasing news, I am continuing to enter writing contests in the hopes that I'll win something good to help pay for horse shows. As of now, I'm aiming to do three shows next year. I just gotta figure out which three, and, if the funds are there, I might splurge. That being said, I'm somewhat rushing to turn out good short stories that are under 8k words, and this is surprisingly challenging. To make up for the lack of literary quality, I'm being more creative than usual. I hope the judges like killer clouds.
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  1. emmaJanuary 19, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    pictures turned out great tho! but still.... would prefer no snow at all, thankyouverymuch!

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    1. T. A. Eyo ¥January 19, 2016 at 11:09 AM

      I was actually worried about them because I couldn't see my camera screen all that well while I was shooting, so thanks!

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