"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Ice Bells and Birds

Being able to watch a small stream freeze and thaw and then freeze again can provide a beautiful window on the wonders of nature.  I have long been intrigued with the tiny formations called "ice bells"...



Sometimes ice refreezes into interesting shapes...

Many are probably familiar with well known image of the "mad bluebird".  Yesterday I had an opportunity to create my own image of one...

The vegetation was encrusted with freezing rain. The morning sun passing through the frozen drops created the background highlights seen in these images...





On another morning in a different place, a mourning dove enjoys basking in the sun on a rock...

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