Last week saw freezing cold mornings followed by sunny afternoons.
The constant freezing and thawing
Created the most delightful pearl necklace made out of ice.
(I was amazed how a single strand could hold such a heavy load.)
Frost hung like jewels on the delicate strands of cobwebs —
Reminding us that the seemingly fragile
Can also show strength and endurance.
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Lady Fi 
magic!
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Beautiful images, the frozen of the flowers and the long string hanging from spiders web, excellent.
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just beautiful!
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Oh so gorgeous! Lovely Ladyfi…
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Nice pictures, pure magic of ice forms these necklaces !!
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ahhh pretty
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I love these!
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Amazing. I love your words put with the beautiful string of Pearls.
Carla
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this must be the result of a fairy-spider! It is a jewel for the Ice-Queen!
Wil
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Like a camera with a microscope you magnify the beauty of small things!
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Magnificent images Fiona.
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The photo of your crocus is PERFECT! Truly a reflection of our spring isn’t it – cold, warm, cold warm…..
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The crocus are nice to see and the icy pearls are wonderful.
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Beautiful!
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Amazing– I would have expected the spider webs to freeze and lose their resiliency. They are said to be amazingly strong, so your photos prove it.
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Absolutely stunning! These photos are breathtaking! Lovely!
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Beautiful!
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Amazing photos, Fiona!
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Beautiful! Wonderful pictures!
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Mother Nature never disappoints…regardless of the weather…:)JP
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Thank you for bringing us up close to such beauty.
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Magical.
Intricate.
LOVE!
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I think I read somewhere that weight-for-weight cobwebs are stronger than steel! Your photos have capture their tough but delicate beauty.
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“Frost hung like jewels on the delicate strands of cobwebs.
Reminding us that the seemingly fragile
Can also show strength and endurance.”
Isn’t nature amazing?
Phenomenal captures, Fiona! Your photography always blows me away!
Have a great week, my friend!
X
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Beautiful and delicate as lace! I read somewhere that if you compared an equal width of steel to a cobweb, the web would be stronger. Amazing!
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Your posts/pics are always SO beautiful and magical! I do look forward to them every week and I do want to thank you for helping host Our World!! You are appreciated!! Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!!
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the purple crocus are so beautiful.
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The purple flowers are so pretty. Everywhere around us we see the amazing work of God’s hand.
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Do you know what’s the name of those flowers? They’re so pretty. I love the frosty, icy webs.
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Those flowers are crocuses.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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A wonderful icy necklace! 🙂 Amazing shots!
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I am constantly amazed by your eyes.
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Beautiful captures. I love the splash of color in the first shot.
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Beautiful close-ups Finoa 🙂
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How stunningly beautiful and fragile these ice pearls are! How fortunate you were to see them!
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Thank you for noticing one of nature’s little miracles and capturing it in your camera for us. “…the seemingly fragile can also show strength and endurance.” So true!
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I do love your exquisite necklaces and you do indeed see so many of nature’s miracles!! And I’m SO glad you share them with us!! Have a beautiful week, stay warm and enjoy the moment — as always!!
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Just beautiful!
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I am so grateful for your artist’s eye. These images are sublime.
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Very beautiful pictures ! Love the first spring greeting !
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My sort of pearls – wonderful 🙂
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Quite fragile and magical, amazing details… Spring has come!! Calendaristic speaking… and We’re waiting for more signs, early, fragile, but optimistic…
🙂 🙂 A good day of Spring, a happy time to spend in nature… *_* 🙂
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These are wonderful photos! Well done. We’re still frozen.
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Gorgeous!
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Beautiful macros!!
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The little flowers popping up … beautiful … and the ice on cobwebs … fascinating!
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Love those crocuses!
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So beautiful, love the soft purple glows and fresh flowers peeking through.
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Dearest Lady-fi; Fascinating pictures of frosts♬♬♬ Love t he phrase ‘Frost hung like jewels on the delicate strands of cobwebs’♡♡♡
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in England, xoxo Miyako*
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Exceedingly well done. Excellent images creating a beautiful mood.
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Wonderful shots. I like those flower buds.
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Beautiful! The Crocus are just stunning:)
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oh so very lovely … i adore crocus
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They are pearls indeed! 🙂 Thanks.
Greetings from London.
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Magical images Fiona, j’adore.
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A necklace of magic for spiders? I love the promise in the unopened crocus.
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Gorgeous macros! Love the jewels very much 🙂
Have a beautiful day
【ツ】Knipsa
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Nothing as beautiful as a crocus in the spring ..
Your shots are so beautiful as are your words 🙂
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Spider webs are amazing things. I am in awe then spiders spin a thread and take off into the wind, not even knowing if they will land in a friendly environment.
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so much prettiness!
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Love seeing the crocus!
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Spider silk is astonishingly strong – which is just as well, because water is heavy! And yet the combination is stunning!
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The pearls are indeed delicate and beautiful, but the budding crocuses make my heart skip a beat! What a lovely post celebrating this transitional time.
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Sehr schöööön – gefällt mir ganz gut !!
Schönen Gruß,
Luis
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Dear Lady Fi, that Rowling quote is said by Professor Dumbledore I think in Rowling’s first or second book. It’s been a favorite of mine since I first read it.
Your words and photographs today made me think of Inger whose blog I just read. Her husband has been ill for almost a year and the two of them have shown such fortitude and strength. Human beings can be so amazing. Peace.
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Precious crystal!
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Very elegant and precious photos!
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Beautiful! I love those cold mornings and sunny, warm afternoons – perfect for a hike!
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Magical and beautiful! Very professional shots!
Happy Week to you,
artmusedog and carol
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Your spring blooms give the spirit such a lift…The fragile pearl necklace is such a wonderful treat, love the creativity.
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I loved your first shot – do your bulbs have buds the minute they come up from the ground? Ours take much longer. Those ice particles on the web certainly look like strands of pearls. Have a wonderful week and thank you so much for stopping by my blog this week.
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the magic of spiders!!! they’re so small and can make those strands and also a lot of fear 🙂
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Those warm and then frosty days can be so hard on the spring bulbs, destroying the delicate petals. But the spiders webs caught with frost are stunning.
Jen
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isn’t it fascinating watching how quickly crocus bloom – love that!
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Nature creates beautiful jewelry
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Wonderful shots of the crocuses and frost.
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always great to see the first crocuses in spring 🙂
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Wow, how beautiful but how transient! Thanks for sharing.
Yoko
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Lovely
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We used to call them fairy cobwebs and I love to see them
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Wonderful pictures – spider silk is remarkable stuff. I have just come back from setting the first fire of the autumn.
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
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Oh my!! What stunning images, I love especially the frozen spider webs images – they are so beautiful! You are amazing nature photographer!!
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Blush… thank you.
Lady Fi wrote: > >
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superbe
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Those photos of the “necklaces” are amazing!
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Lovely “icy pearls.”
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pearl necklace made out of ice … looks so delicate and beautiful. What a superb shot.
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I am so ready for spring! I love your photos.
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oooo the poor crocus’ look so cold but the webs are gorgeous.
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those purple bulbs are my fave! Spring spring, please come 🙂
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What a lovely flower. I think they are the first flowers of spring. Here, they are called ‘cólquicos’
hugs
· LMA · & · CR ·
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