Tuesday, January 8, 2013

CRYSTAL WHITE

 For the first morning in a week...

The thermometer doesn't read below zero. 
That's minus eighteen and descending in metrics.

Instead we have lace crystals.

Even the scruffy cone flowers in my garden are spiffed up 

Nature is amazing.

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15 comments:

  1. Brian KingJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Wow, those are gorgeous! I really like the third and fourth photos! All beautiful shots!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    Three and Five are big winners. We have the slightly warmer temps here as well but no lace on the trees.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Beautiful, beautiful photos--all of them!!

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  4. Rick WatsonJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    Stunning photos.

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  5. DawnJanuary 8, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    So incredibly beautiful. I am always in awe when I walk out of doors....

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  6. Buttons ThoughtsJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    Oh Leenie these are incredible. B

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  7. AlicaJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    Is that hoar frost? We don't have it here, and it's just beautiful!

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  8. Maude LynnJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    That third shot took my breath away! Wow!

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  9. Terry and LindaJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    I'm so glad we get hoar frost..it makes the cold beautiful. Other that that I'm not a friend of the cold.

    Linda
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  10. Joanne NoragonJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Look how those little things grew. Like a the sugar crystal experiment in grade school.

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  11. ValJanuary 8, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    You would have a heyday with our hoar frost. It mainly keeps to the ground, and looks like spider web traps. Or plastic bag litter.

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  12. Linda SueJanuary 9, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Geez, Leenie - all these comments mentioning HOARS- I didn't see any...Just beautiful chill factor, which we look back on fondly in a few years as the temperature soars and bakes us all like pigs in a blanket. Lovely shots- stay cool!

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  13. Introverted ArtJanuary 9, 2013 at 7:37 PM

    Lennie, these images are stunning. I love all of them!!!

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    We haven't had much frost yet this winter - but we are being threatened with snow at the weekend. This has brought about a rash of shock horror headlines - as if snow in January were some rare terrifying thing, instead of a normal winter occurence!!
    Love the photos!

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  15. laurak/ForestWalkArt :)January 12, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    OH WoW!!!!!!!!!!!

    really...beautiful....ice crystals!!

    (weather is so weird here...freezing one day...spring the next!! yikes!)

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