Two Amish elders discuss the latest goings on at a mud sale in this light-hearted moment.

These four Amish men join forces to move a newly purchased buggy at the mud sale. The mud made the moving of items extra difficult.

A young Amish man speaks with an elder as they push the buggy through the mud. The buggy needed a good wash and shine after this trek.

An Amish family heads through the rain on the way to the mud sale.Dad and his son seem unfazed by the rain.

Mud sale season is in full swing and this father and four children walk along the snow-covered road together as a pair of buggies pass. This is the first time I remember so much snow when mud sales are happening but the snow did not stay around too long.

The sun rises to illuminate this old bridge sitting amid a winter wonderland.

Snow clings to trees on this beautiful winters day in rural Lancaster county ,Pennsylvania.

Snow blankets the landscape in this late winter storm.

A small shack sits at the entrance to this snow covered lane.

This little scene played out at the mud sale and thankfully I was ready to capture it. The six little Amish girls in the foreground were talking and eating candy when all of a sudden they spontaneously wrapped their arms around each other and gave a big group hug. It only lasted a few moments but it was so special to be witness to youngsters caring for each other.

This passing buggy reminded of the steampunk creations that many people make from industrial items.The mechanical item on the buggy looked like it was some sort of turbo charged addition to make the buggy faster. Steampunk is a fictional genre that combines science fiction and fantasy and people create things that look like real items from an imaginary Victorian era.

Farms are scattered  across the landscape in this winter scene.

This mailbox is coated in ice and is almost unrecognizable.

This icy reflection includes both the home and barn and thanks to heavy rain and snow melt,this great scene was there for me to capture.

This Amish man prepares to head out on a snowy winter day. It could either be four-wheel drive or four hoof drive.

This early morning scene complete with hoar-frost on the trees and the moon setting in the background was one that made getting up at 5am worth the effort. I lit everything with my flash and I was pushing the distance envelope with my wireless setup as I fired the camera to trigger my flash as I stood near the house. Sometimes moisture in the air seems to affect wireless transfer of the images to my tablet,which I need to see to tell if I am lighting things properly.I backlit the icy tree to highlight the hoar-frost and blasting the flash at full power on the house gave a good reflection in the water.

That is not snow on the vegetation,but heavy hoar-frost from the night before.

This flooded scene was captured a week or two ago after snow melt and heavy rain caused flooding.The spot I am standing in is actually a loading dock area and because I had hip boots on I was able to get the shot.I was standing in about three feet of water that was about two inches from top of my boots.There is a road going between where I am and the building across the way and the water was moving around me, thankfully very slowly.

Five trees,four silos,three barns and one setting sun all combine to create a serene scene reflecting in a flooded field. This field was completely devoid of water in less than twelve hours later,so you wont see this shot duplicated anytime soon.

This view from my back yard includes our graceful bench slowly being consumed inch by inch during what is hopefully the seasons last storm.

This cozy home reminds me of the television show Leave it to Beaver and even though the style is different,it has a certain character to it that reminds me of small town life for some reason.I thought it looked like a good place to stay warm by the fireplace on a cold winters day after sledding with Wally,”Beaver” and good old Eddie Haskell.I snapped one view straight on and one looking up the street.If only a horse-drawn sleigh would be passing yet to round out the dream.

I went out the other weekend looking for snow images and ended up in Amish country.I decided to set up on this hill because the sidelight was nice on the plowed snow and the farms were lit nicely. Amish usually head to church between 8am and 845 and since I was setup at 750,I figured I had a good hour plus to get lucky and have a buggy go by.After sitting about 25 minutes,I decided to call home and check in but as my phone came on I noticed it said it was 915.Suddenly I realized it was daylight savings time and all the buggies had long passed by here. I sat in disgust thinking you can pack up when I hear a lone buggy coming, and much to my surprise he heads to the farm at the bottom of this hill. I have very rarely seen them out that late but maybe he forgot to change his clock too,but either way it completed the composition I was after.If you noticed the snowball on the road,that is my marker so I know when the subject gets to that point they will be in my frame and I can hit the remote to start snapping.