Beauty in an Icy World

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Beauty in an Icy World

December 13, 2013 by dorannrule

The last few days have been bright and sunny with clear blue skies and a bracing nip in the air.

But I have not forgotten the first bite of winter just before,

when the world turned misty and the wild grasses leaned and the trees crackled stiffly,

and my once so friendly landscape turned bitter and cold.

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on December 13, 2013 at 7:46 am | Reply cindy knoke

bitter cold and so beautiful!

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on December 13, 2013 at 7:53 am | Reply Dianna

Gorgeous photos – especially that first one! Sunny and bright here, but cold!

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on December 14, 2013 at 1:56 am | Reply nutsfortreasure

Hoping your days get a bit brighter and warmer huge storm ready to hit us here Oh how I adore New England 🙂 charging phones and camera batteries so I can capture any beauty that may surface in between shoveling 🙂 Have an awesome weekend in case we are without power.

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- on December 15, 2013 at 8:42 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  Hoping your power will hold.
  
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  - on December 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm | Reply nutsfortreasure
    
    Light and powdery they say but all is charged up and water put aside for us and pets and snow can be used for toilet 🙂
    
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on December 14, 2013 at 2:24 am | Reply pattisj

I could do without the “bracing nip in the air!” It makes my knees crackle stiffly. 😉

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- on December 15, 2013 at 8:42 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  LOL! And it’s even more bracing today. 🙂
  
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  - on December 17, 2013 at 3:22 pm | Reply pattisj
    
    Personally, I just don’t see the need for all that “bracing” cold. I’d gladly give my share to someone else.
    
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    - on December 17, 2013 at 3:58 pm | Reply dorannrule
      
      Now Now… what would the holidays be without old man winter? I know – – – Warm! 🙂
      
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      - on December 20, 2013 at 7:28 pm | Reply pattisj
        
        Warm is a good thing.
        
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on December 14, 2013 at 3:53 am | Reply apronheadlilly

There is beauty even in the cold barrenness.

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- on December 15, 2013 at 8:43 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  An undeniable fact…. like there is beauty in the desert too.
  
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  - on December 15, 2013 at 9:12 am | Reply apronheadlilly
    
    So true!
    
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on December 14, 2013 at 11:33 am | Reply Sheryl

I love the picture. The misty/icy trees are beautiful.

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- on December 15, 2013 at 8:43 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  Thanks Sheryl!:)
  
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on December 16, 2013 at 8:45 am | Reply Kathy

Dor, this is really beautiful. I love when ice coats the trees with shining beauty.

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- on December 17, 2013 at 3:53 pm | Reply dorannrule
  
  Thanks Kathy… I so agree that ice creates a fantasy world – especially when the sun shines too.
  
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on December 17, 2013 at 4:26 am | Reply My Odd Family

The trees are magical! Sigh. It’s cold in Chicago AGAIN this year. I suspect we are in for a long winter– I can’t figure out if it was colder/hotter before or after screen shots on smart phones posted on FB/Twitter. 😀
I love the tip about Gravel and heels. Indeed!

Merry Christmas.

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- on December 17, 2013 at 3:57 pm | Reply dorannrule
  
  Thanks for visiting my blog Katy Beth. And I believe you are onto something there about the weather changing with the advent of screen shots and smart phone shots on FB and Twitter. It’s persuasive psychology – or subliminal suggestion. 🙂 Anxious to see more of your odd family posts too.
  
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on December 18, 2013 at 3:39 am | Reply coastalcrone

Beautiful to look at but I am glad it is not that cold here. Your fireplace header helps! Enjoy your lovely world, Dora!

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- on December 19, 2013 at 2:59 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  The trick is to think “Cozy.” 🙂
  
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on December 21, 2013 at 4:49 am | Reply Main Street Musings Blog

I can feel the nip in the air! Have a warm holiday!

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on January 4, 2014 at 2:42 am | Reply Cindy Baker

So very beautiful-
Living up in Canada for so many years this looks warm… 🙂

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- on January 5, 2014 at 1:41 am | Reply dorannrule
  
  Now that it’s 12 degrees F in the morning here, that photo looks warm to me too. 🙂
  
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