Walkin In A Winter Wonderland

All the trees were dressed up in their wool sweaters, their hues set and illuminated by the street and traffic lights. A canopy of heavy arms extend down to create a dichotomous sense of warmth and shelter. The blanketing snow mutes all echoes making the stillness of the night quite a surreal experience. I had to capture what I could in the midnight cold. These 4 were my fruits. Enjoy.

 All photos by George DeMers

Adelphi Hotel

Beekman Street

Dublin, Franklin Street, West Side Saratoga Springs 

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Unedited Interview with George Demers about Saratoga, and the Arts District

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Photos of the Springs Under Deep Freeze

Deer Park Spring

The average temperature of the water from the chain of springs in Saratoga is around 41 to 45 degrees. This is why the springs continue to flow through the cold freezing days and nights of upstate NY. I braved the cold temperatures to snap shots of the current state of the springs around the city of Saratoga Springs, check it out. 
 ALL PHOTOS BY GEORGE DEMERS, don't steal, Santa is watching.
  First spring up is the most photogenic, the Orenda Spring. Here's a  shot of it's tufa dome formation from the SPAC bridge, the water cracking through the snow.

       The mouth of the Orenda looks a lot like a mouth. Got some ice on his cheeks.

                                A view of the dome from the Geyser Creek 

                    Up close and personal with the iced-over tufa dome.

                                             Ice ripples

Geyser Creek

Hayes Spring aka the Whippit Post

                         Geyser Spouter wearing a frozen skirt

                           Karista Spring, an icy tub.

                              Hathorn #3 has a little frosty action

Polaris looked the best, so fancy.

                    Icicles from Polaris were beady and looked like hair.

Congress Spring experiencing some ice build up.

  My personal favorite photo of the bunch, Deer Park getting frosty. 

                             Governor's Spring getting icy.

            Governor's peer, Peerless Spring, looking the same.

High Rock remains unfazed.

             Old Red Spring sporting a little bit of ice.

Last but definitely not least, the Hathorn Spring wins the Sparkling Spring Award. 

 For more info on each of these springs, may I refer you to my watercolor series, complete with history of each spring. Go to the right column under archive, and click on the posts, thanks for checkin' me out! 

***Update, a photo from the next day, Hathorn keeps cultivating that ice! 

Spa State Park Photos

Living here in Saratoga, I have a calling in the back of my head compelling me to gravitate towards the Spa State Park. If you dig through my archive, I have some nifty photos posted from last year. Here's some sweet ones. All photos by George DeMers.

   Melted snow puddles at SPAC make for a nice shot!

Geyser Creek 

                 Fall formations on Orenda Springs' tufa dome 

                                    A Neapolitan look 

                                      
                                         Leaf Imprints