Self-photo in silhouette against the setting winter sun. I'm standing on the landing of a stair case that leads into the city's river valley--the river and skyline can be seen in the background. I'm tossing a cup of hot water over my head in the photo--because of the extreme cold temperatures when this shot was taken, the water turns immediately to steam. The steam has yellowy-orange hue to it because of the sun's light. It's giving "polar vortex fireworks."

Self-photo in silhouette against the setting winter sun. I'm standing on the landing of a stair case that leads into the city's river valley--the river and skyline can be seen in the background. I'm tossing a cup of hot water over my head in the photo--because of the extreme cold temperatures when this shot was taken, the water turns immediately to steam. The steam has yellowy-orange hue to it because of the sun's light. It's giving "polar vortex fireworks."

Black-capped chickadee sits on a short, broken branch protruding from the trunk of a tree, looking at the camera. It is winter, and his feathers are every so slightly floofier than one would see on a chickadee in the summer months.

Black-capped chickadee sits on a short, broken branch protruding from the trunk of a tree, looking at the camera. It is winter, and his feathers are every so slightly floofier than one would see on a chickadee in the summer months.