“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”
Ever since childhood icicles have been one of my favorite things about winter. Icicles and packing snow. So far this winter we have only had one day with snow suitable for snow person making. Here are a few more beautiful ice pictures I saved from the Ottawa trip at Christmas. The images of maple keys encased in ice was just incredible.
So no packing snow but plenty of the very special, light, bright and beautiful kind covering just about everything, including all the things on the porch.
Do you see the little snow troll:)
Lovely photos; especially that last one!
Posted by: Mildawg | January 05, 2010 at 10:37 PM
I haven't to been to any such place where there is a snowfall yet.I loved all those pictures you have pasted in the post, those are really incredible.You are lucky to see all those live through your own eyes, where here i am dying to see such scenes on my own.
Posted by: r4 | January 06, 2010 at 01:12 AM
Oh, icicles ! I've never seen any "for real", so I'm enjoying yours fully :) The maple seeds are so beautiful in the ice too ... magical, a bit mysterious ...
And yes of course I see the snow troll ! :) The last pics make me think of the little winter displays I've made.
xoxoxo
Posted by: Sonia | January 06, 2010 at 03:12 AM
Love your ice photos. One of the icicles looks like a snail upside down :)
Posted by: Mona | January 06, 2010 at 04:06 AM
I see it! :0
Posted by: maryellen | January 06, 2010 at 08:20 AM
I haven't seen really big icicles since I was a child but tonight we have a dusting of icing sugar snow. Beautiful images Margie, now I am imaging traversing the Arctic tundra with you.
XXX
Posted by: Lisa (Lou Lou & Oscar) | January 06, 2010 at 01:48 PM
I love your pictures of snow and ice,so different from ours right now here.I was wondering how you leave everything on the porch to get icy and wet but I suppose that's why it is called ephemeral art!Ariadne from Greece!
Posted by: www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawn_wQ8DSe02Gw2CW9Vp66YSDwTmymetXJo | January 06, 2010 at 02:35 PM
Sweet wooden shoes. I keep some on my mantle.
Posted by: Lovely World | January 06, 2010 at 04:08 PM
I love the little snow troll and the windblown icicles. :)
Posted by: Earth Girl Knits (Emily) | January 10, 2010 at 01:34 AM