Thursday, January 26, 2017
Ephemeral Beauty
I'm always amazed at how ephemeral the beauty nature creates really is. Flowers in bloom, a sunrise or sunset, and a fresh snowfall like we got today, will all be gone in a matter of minutes, hours, or at the most a few days. Today we had a fresh snow of an inch or two, with the temperature hovering around freezing, so it stuck to every twig.
We never lost our snow over the past two weeks of milder temperatures, because we had so much to start with, and temperatures didn't get much above freezing. There's still a foot to 18" on the ground.
It made for a very beautiful backyard, and it stayed like that all day.
Everywhere you looked the twigs were white. The rooster was looking over a white world in the garden!
The different branch patterns of Sumach (top), Hawthorn and Wild Apple (respectively) were holding the snow on every single twig.
The bits of forest in the subdivision were as pretty as they ever get.
A somewhat distorted iphone panorama on my morning walk. The lots here are fairly big, so there are bits of forest in between some of the houses.
But the dark clouds suggest that others to the east were getting a lot more snow than we did!
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Beautiful indeed!
ReplyDeleteWe haven't lost much of the snow, even with temps occasionally creeping above freezing, but they did close the Canal for a few days. I think they'll be reopening it again by tomorrow.
Beautiful. We have no snow left down here at all!
ReplyDeleteI miss the snow, not the cold, but the snow! Cannot have it all.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I love all the pictures. They are so delicate and lovely. :-)
ReplyDeleteBeing a native Floridian, I have never experienced winter in snow. The pictures are beautiful. Hopefully one day we will get to spend some time in a winter wonderland. Just not in the motor home.
ReplyDeleteIt's like living in a winter picture postcard. Our snow lasted longer than usual around Christmas, but the weather has warmed considerably. The snow pack is good so far, but we've had very little rain and the lake is dropping at a rapid rate. I hope the spring thaw brings it up otherwise it could be a difficult summer.
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty, pretty -- a winter wonderland
ReplyDeleteOh, wow....so much beauty....and I so love that last shot. That sky is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. That blue gray sky is a favorite subject for my paintbrush
ReplyDeleteWinter does have beauty on occasion!
ReplyDeleteHello, beautiful winter scenes. I like the rooster shot and the last photo. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteSure is pretty. I'm glad I live in a place that has all 4 seasons. : )
ReplyDeleteSnow covered is an understatement for such a great coating of cold white stuff.
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