Winter has been so brief this year…
Just like life, the ice crystals
Created art for only a short while.
Metal poles on the jetty
Became abstract things of beauty.
Ice turned trees
Into silver tapestries.
And at the foot of the ladder on the jetty —
A heart of ice
Warmed the day.
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Lady Fi 
All of them are beautiful. The last one a little more than others.
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no winter here, only rain and wind, no frost or snow
beautiful winter series and photos
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Your images are so good Fiona. The ice around the pipe is just beautiful and those trees are absolutely magnificent.
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Here, winter has felt, looked, tasted and stung very much like winters of old or from childhood. Probably the closest I’ve seen in over 15 years. I hope it is a trend, though I fear it is a blip. I guess we’re the one who see’s the changes and notices the affects on this and that, then pines for the past -that is a luxury us not always for the natural elements -they just have to roll with.
Good shtufffs for the eyes to feast upon, thank you.
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I think winter might still arrive, it would be good to have cold and dry here in the UK . I am sure you know we are suffering due to excessive rain!
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Frosty.
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Everything in the post is beautiful but I like the silver tapestries best which made me imagine Snow Queen was draped in it.
Yoko
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Just a reminder: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Ode to the West Wind.” Lovely as always, Fiona.
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These are all so gorgeous!
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Så vackert och kul att du hann fånga detta:) Här har varit mycket få så frostiga dagar.
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nice hoar frost
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Truly lovely.
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Silver tapestries. Just right. 🙂
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Abstracts are such fun, aren’t they? My favourite image is the one of the birch trees woven in silver tapestries!
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The frosty leaves make such beautiful patterns, don’t they!
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Love that work!
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beautiful! although we’ve not gotten much snow or ice here in NE Texas, our winter has been long and colder than typical. i’m ready for spring!
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Magical winter shots. I love the Nelson Mandela quote.
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I’ve felt that winter has gone on forever here in Tennessee, but then we haven’t had much of the beauty that you’ve shown here. The pole and trees are gorgeous.
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Gorgeous photos! In northern California, we’ve been in a serious drought. No rain this year at all until last Saturday! It rained all weekend and I was so glad to see it! Of course, we need a lot more but at least it’s a beginning!
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More ice…less snow???
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I love hoarfrost, ethereal, ephemeral, always beautiful. I am in love with your photo of the weeping birch – a balance of strong and delicate, kissed by the sun.
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Hello Lady Fi!
Beautiful winter in your photos.
Greetings from far away Polish.
Lucia
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Exquisite captures, Fiona!! So much beauty! And it’s always there whatever the season if we take the time to look!! Thanks for sharing! Have a great new week!
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I’m not sure I can agree with winter being brief, but those pictures are beautiful.
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Pretty icy photos! We’ve had an extended winter here, so sounds like the opposite of what you’ve had!
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Lovely ice shots Fi, I love it when it freezes in crystals like this….the trees look so beautiful as though the snow queen breathed on them 🙂
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You make ice so beautiful!
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Stunning, Fi. The only ice we have here is in my vodka tonic… are you sure that we live in the same country? 🙂
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These pictures are from January – when we had a brief two-week spell of ice and snow!
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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wow…those metal poles are amazing…i love the art of the frost….
and those trees are like an intircate painting….
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you have an artistic eye.
http://calrat.blogspot.com
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Gorgeous shots!!!
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You at least had winter. We’re still waiting for ours. Lovely shots. That first one is so intriguing! 🙂
Greetings from London.
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I guess you are lucky your winter is brief. But I don’t mind that mine is long. Beautiful photos of brief moments in time. 🙂
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How very, very beautiful. Our summer has been long, hot and hard. I am longing for winter.
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Now that looks cold to me….MM❄️
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Beautiful frosty images. The heart of ice is just lovely! Have a happy week!
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Lady Fi,
the thing I love most about you is your ability to observe the beauty in ALL things. xx
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Wow, that last image is super cool!
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Amazing and beautiful pictures! Winter can be so pretty and delicate.
Hannah
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Beautiful abstractions!
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Beautiful! As you know I am not inclined to like bitter cold but your pictures are always lovely!! Cheers!
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Gorgeous photos! Winter here has seemed pretty long. I’m ready for spring.
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Lovely frosty shots! 🙂
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Your photos are always amazing!
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Beautiful details of ice – I especially like the one with the trees all covered.
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Hi! Nice captures. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? ” I like your silver tapestry photo very much. Wishing you a wonderful week.
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Beautiful photos Fi, the first one especially so. I love the silver trees too. Our winter has been so mild that I’ve not yet unpacked my hats and scarves.
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Dearest LadyFi;
Wow; GORGEOUS pictures of winter☆☆☆ We had only a couple of snow fall days; but still cold p;)
Wishing you a lovely week ahead. Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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Fiona,
I really enjoy your regular and beautiful photos. I am in love with a dog that I have never met and whilst sweating during our hot and lovely summer, I long to experience the Swedish winter and your lake! More so, I really enjoy your descriptive and brilliant text that accompanies it.
Big hug,
Marita
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Awww -thanks Marita for your kind words. Hugs to you too, SAmor!
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Beautiful photos, Fi. I should try taking some winter pictures. We have snow now, and I’m sure there will be more before the season is over.
All the best,
K
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Delightful frosty shots.
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We haven’t had any winter days, but I prefer this wet Dutch climate to the heat of an Australian summer.! My next trip to Australia will be in June, July or August.
Thanks for your poetical post!
Wil, ABCW Team.
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Excellent perspectives
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These captures are Lovely!!
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The shots make winter look so magical ….
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Simply magical!
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Very creative ice abstracts ~ lovely for OWT ~ thanks
carol and artmusedog
http://www.acreativeharbor.com
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Oh my gosh those ice-covered branches are absolutely amazing!!!
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I think I see a heart in the last image here! 🙂
This is a beautiful series.
Happy day to you!
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Nice pictures , I love these beautiful abstractions with ice and snow !
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You are so much more brave than I am, this winter!! And you have the art to prove it! My dogs have both decided they are too old to go for walks in this weather, so I am staying indoors with them. I really should get outside and see the winter up close…
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Awesome perspective! Even it was brief season, the change truly impresses
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I love to see the shapes created in the cold weather. So magnificent.
Jim
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experiencing winter thro your lens!
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The first photo was just fab. It was amazing. Guess we realize the value of things only when they stay with us for a small period of time!
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Amazing photos ! We didn’t have winter at all, hope it doesn’t come when spring should arrive !
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such beautiful and interesting photos. I love the trees/forest image!
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Nature’s beauty is all around and how lucky we are to have you to see it first and then capture it to share with us. Phew, that was a long sentence, but you know what I’m trying to say. Just beautiful.
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its not been brief here .. in fact we’ve got 36 days til spring
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Such lovely photos–especially the one of the tree. Beautiful!
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beautiful ice sculptures Fi!
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Sorry I’ve been really, really bad about keeping up with blog surfing the last week – too busy celebrating my birthday :-0 !! The ice crystals are mesmerizing!
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These photos are beautiful!
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What a great eye for beauty you have!
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It takes an open mind to find such beauty in harsh, cold weather. Well done.
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Wow, that is a stunning macro shot of the ice crystals
Mollyxxx
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Beautiful indeed – there’s no time like winter.
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So beautiful. The ice on the pipes is truly art!
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I still think winter made a wrong turn heading to your place and is enjoying the coffee and donuts here. More snow and cold this week.
Thanks for sharing your version of the silver tapestries–reminds me of calm.
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Good job your winter is only brief, it looks pretty severe and beautiful, the ice would be melted in a few secs here, we’ve been sizzling hot!
Wren x
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Our winters are usually about six months! But this year, we’ve hardly had any at all….
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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This time of year can be cold, but with it comes lots of beauty. Love your shots. – Margy
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Kinda opposite in India this year. Winter is longer than usual. Loved the snow covered tree.
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Beautiful. Wish we’d had some ice this year instead of all the rainz
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Ours has been anything but brief with another does expected tonight 🙂 The ice crystals are beautiful.
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Hello, I came over from Inger’s posting about a reindeer stampede in which she was caught at the age of 10 or 11. She said that your blog had gorgeous photographs of Sweden and insightful words. And I see she spoke the truth. Peace.
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I live in the land of perpetual mild weather, so it looks cold to me. Still, your photos are so beautiful!
Very nice job…
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I love the photos…the icy tree one is lovely. Thanks so much for your comments on my blog.
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questo breve inverno ha lasciato comunque molta bellezza in te, nello sguardo di cristallo che gli hai rivolto con le tue magnifiche foto
bellissimo l’incipit con la frase di Mandela
This brief winter has left however much beauty in you, in Crystal look that you made with your magnificent photos
beautiful the beginning with the phrase of Mandela
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It reminds me of a ostrich neck!
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lovely wnter abstracts. 🙂
I have a meme on abstract art. 🙂 nfmemes@blogspot.com
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I admire your lovely photos …
Greetings from far away Polish.
Lucia ♥ ♥ ♥
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pure winter magic, I wish we have some winter over here, but it looks like we are going from autumn to spring again.
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Fantastic pictures!
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Pure frosty magic! Excellent capture!
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A beautiful series!
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Really like that frosted birch image!
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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A different kind of photos you used to publish but as beautiful as always.The first one is a stunning Black Hole. The Univers is here.
· hugs
· CR · & · LMA ·
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winter is so cold, but it is also so wonderful!
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