***March Photo Contest: Winter*** The winners and runners-up!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I am happy to announce the winners and the runners-up for this amazing contest! Gorgeous photos made tough choices.

First Place by George McGovern:

Wicked Winter Wind



Second Place by Mz Pip:

After the Dixie Fire, the Snow



Third Place by LakeArenal:

There's a kind of hush....



Host's Choice by Grumpy Old Guy:

"All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray..."


Congrats to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered!

[SheltieLover]

1. Congrats to all winners & entrants!

[niyad]

2. Congrats to all. Great entries.

[blogslug]

3. Congratulations to the Winners!

And to all the entrants, wonderful photos!

[planetc]

4. Sterling photos, bleak scenes. Thank you for the glimpses of winter.

[gademocrat7]

5. Congratulations to all the winners

Absolutely beautiful photos.

[wendyb-NC]

6. Congratulations to everyone who entered the contest

The winners were extraordinary.

All of the photo entries were very fine. Well done everyone.

[MontanaMama]

7. Aren't we fortunate to have artists like this in our midst?

Thank you to all who entered their work.

[iemanja]

8. Fantastic entries

by the winners and other contributors.

[11 Bravo]

9. Beautiful stuff! Congrats to all.

And many thanks, my dear CaliforniaPeggy, for all of your hard work in making these available to us!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank you so much, my dear 11 Bravo! I appreciate your kind remarks a lot.

It's a fun job, and so good to have our photographers contributing to the good atmosphere here on DU.

[question everything]

10. What poetic eyes they all have

this is true for all the contestants. I really had hard time voting on them.

[crosinski]

11. All of these are wonderful!

Thanks for taking the time to enter the contest and show your work!

[a kennedy]

13. Seriously??? No Frosty Glass?? Really??? 😢

Congratulations to all who entered their photos, and really, happy for you all.

[wryter2000]

14. Wow

I always love to see the winners. Amazing.

[crickets]

15. Congrats to the winners and a big thank-you to all of our photographers! 💖

[brer cat]

16. Great photos!

Congrats to George and the other winners. All of them were wonderful.

[George McGovern]

17. Thank you kindly brer cat. They were all wonderful.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

18. Awwww, Peggy, thanks so much!

That was very kind of you. Thank you for the "Host's Choice" award.

There were several photos that were worthy of mention. "Frosty Glass," "Calm After The Storm" and "Shasta" were all especially beautiful. As a long time cyclist I really loved "No Biking Today." Of course, they were all terrific images. George McGovern's photo of the horses in the waning daylight, "Wicked Winter Wind," was wonderful. Every good picture tells a story.

I'm looking forward to the April contest, which I'll be running for the first time. Wish me luck!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. You're so very welcome, my dear Grumpy!

Yeah, there were a lot that deserved a mention. I didn't see how to do it, and I have seen the Host's Choice before.

And if you have any questions about how to run the April contest, you know who to ask! I will be away for a couple of weeks, but I will have my laptop along. Any questions that come up I will be happy to help.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

20. Thanks for that.

I have your e-mail from a while ago detailing how you run the contests. I'm hoping that should get me through!

[Soph0571]

21. Well done all

Worthy winners to a one

[Solly Mack]

22. Congrats all!

Thank you to the host!

[HappyCynic]

23. Congrats!

Congrats to George McGovern for you well deserved win!
And congrats to everyone else as well. All photos were fantastic!

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy, for running the Winter photo contest!

[George McGovern]

26. Thank You HappyCynic! All photos were fantastic!!

[smirkymonkey]

24. Congrats to all! Well done!

And thanks to California Peggy for hosting!

[HAB911]

25. All winners!

Great photos!

[oasis]

27. Beautiful pieces all. nt

[Mira]

28. Congratulations to the max to all the winners

I am still looking for my jaw. It has gone missing after it dropped. These - every one in its own way - bring me so much joy!

[burrowowl]

29. Bravo! Bravo!

[housecat]

30. all winners!