Holly berries (Ilex × meserveae ‘Blue Princess’)
Saturday night’s storm left every leaf and twig glazed with ice. With the temperatures dropping and predicted to stay below freezing for the rest of the week, ours will be a glittery, winter wonderland for a while.
Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Crackle glazing on Weigela (W. florida) twig
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Eliza Waters 
Oh, how magically gorgeous!! 🙂 🙂
Takk Trini, det er som et eventyr land! 🙂
Ja!! et evetyrland!! Et Vinter Eventyrland! 🙂
Ja! 🙂
wonderfully
icy 🙂
Yes, it is! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Eliza these are amazing images. I was just in Texas seeing this icy rain, and I which I had had pictures. You are so good at getting the photo to glisten as if I was there. Wishing you an amazing 2015 with so many wonderful adventures and photos to share! Heart to Heart Robyn
Thanks so much, Robyn, the weather has been giving us lots of photo ops! Best to you in 2015!
It looks like magical fairyland! Gorgeous~
It is quite pretty and magical! Thanks, Cindy!
Beautiful images Eliza, have a great week.
Thanks, Karen and the same to you!
What beauty! And your photos capture so gently. I love your photo of the blueberry especially! Oh, a cold week, Eliza. May your plumbing and wiring make it through just fine! And yes, no wind! I hope you have a fireplace or woodstove going, and something warm and delicious to drink 😉 Warm wishes, Elizabeth
Oh, yes, lots of tea and more logs for the wood stove. We rarely worry about our plumbing as we have good insulation. When it dips below zero for several days then we run the guest room bath taps that might freeze. It is a good snug house! Hugs to you 🙂
Then you are set to enjoy the beauty of it! I hope you have a great week and enjoy your time indoors doing things you enjoy. We have just today of “reasonable” weather before the chill hits. Hugs 😉 E
Well the wind did come up and the windchill is around zero today, but at least it is sunny! The icy glaze on the branches and tree trunks is glittering. I love it!
Beauty in the extremes? The photos will be cosmic, if you can stand it outside long enough to get them 😉 Hope you both enjoy the day, Hugs, WG
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I see that you’ve turned your storm into very beautiful images for us all to share. Thank you! I had to look several times, and click to get an even better view. Delightful.
Thanks, Micheal. We got the shoveling out of the way (it had started as snow then changed to freezing rain, sooo heavy!) then I could ‘play’ with my camera. Glad you enjoyed the yard tour!
With such sparkling icy conditions outside (I envy you) I hope you are snug and warm indoors.
Thank you, Maureen. Yes, the wood fire keeps up plenty warm and snug!
Gorgeous photos Eliza.
Thank you so much, Julie! Have a great week.
WOW-look at all that texture you captured! You caught some great designs out in nature:-)Winter is here:-) bahumbug-lol..I was outside shoveling snow and freezing, but spring is not too far off!
I like your optimism! The sun is returning – the days are already 15 min. longer!
Now that is optimism,too-Eliza—-YIPEE….longer days!!!! even though I woke up to below zero- I will not feel buried in snow-lol
Oh, your photos are exquisite! I’m going to pin them. 🙂
Thank you, Nicci. I’m glad you like them. 🙂
Okay… that loks cold….
Yes, it is and the wind chill today is -15 C. Brrr!
Makes me feel positively warm here!
Hope you get your car and coat back today. Be well!
Dammit, I forgot the coat! 🙂
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Fabulous photography!
Thanks so much, Dor. Happy Monday to you!
Oh!!! These are so lovely Eliza, just beautiful! ❤
Thank you, Julie. It makes up for the cold, doesn’t it? Hope you’re staying warm!
Oh, it must be magical to be a part of this, Eliza.
It is like glass crystal. Fortunately, most melted off the smaller branches and twigs to reduce weight in the very gusty winds that have come up. But the trunks and large branches are glistening in the sunlight today – lovely!
Wow – what beauty! Fabulous shots.
Thank you, Fi. Enjoy your week.
OH! You got a glorious icing! I especially love the blueberry bush – and the crackle glaze. Fantastic. Wonderful shots.
Thank you, Catherine. It was very pretty – those were my favorites as well. Today is so blustery – screwing up the courage to go out! 😉
Looks magical. Amazing photos 🙂
Thank you kindly!
It’s amazing how ice turns some of nature’s simple things into sculptures!
Yes, I often am awed by the majesty of nature. Have a great day, Stormie. Thanks for your visit!
The majesty of it all is perfectly stated! Nature is art! Thank you, enjoy your day too!
Those are awesome shots, Eliza! 🙂
Thank you, Michael. Hope you are staying warm!
All fabulous shots. My favorite is the highbush blueberry which almost looks like sea coral, doesn’t it?
Yes, you are right, quite like coral. It is a beautiful plant the year round, esp. in Oct. when it blazes red. The birds usually get the berries before we do, but that’s okay. I do love the birds! 🙂 Thanks, Barbara, for stopping by.
You’ve captured the ice so beautifully! We don’t get much ice here. Lots of snow, but little ice. Thank you for sharing the bounty 🙂
My pleasure, Heather, I’m glad you liked the photos. Stay warm, I see your wind chill is 20 below – yikes!
It is nasty out. But it will make lovely photo ops, and it’s what winter does 🙂 I’m not complaining (much).
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My worst nightmare but so beautiful. I can “hear” the branches crackling. And oh, that White Pine – that would be mine and I would be oh so worried but my neighbor assures me “we dodged a bullet.” Warm wishes Eliza!
Thanks, Kathy. Luckily, it was just over freezing for a day so enough ice fell off that when the wind followed (gusts to 40), there wasn’t a lot of breakage. 15 degrees today – doesn’t that make you feel good? 🙂
oh so beautiful!
Thank you, Geraldine!
Spectacular! All are gorgeous shots, I especially like the Holly. I’m working on a post about the hoar frost we had recently, but your ‘glaze’ of ice is a different kind of gorgeous. Too bad such beauty comes with the danger of fallen branches and power lines. Hoping you and yours are safe and warm, and remain so! Actually just read your response to Kathy and I’m glad it melted away without incident! The Weather Network did a piece today on the ’98 ice storm that hammered eastern Canada and ousted 100,000 people from their homes, so I guess I’m being overly concerned! 🙂
Thank you, Gina. Anyone who has experienced an ice storm naturally is anxious whenever we get freezing rain. A few years ago our area had tremendous damage with nearly every tree damaged or broken right in two and power out for a week. Which led to lots of frozen pipes and more damage. So yeah, anxiety is warranted! 😉 The silver lining is its beauty.
These are great textures and details.
Thank you, Maria. Ice in the landscape is beautiful, though sometimes treacherous!
The pine needles look great.
Like glass tassels!
simply magnifique… ❤ Lady Nature's raw and breathless beauty that both humbles and inspires… my very best and have an excellent 2015! cheers, Mélanie
Merci, Melanie! ‘humbles and inspires’ that is it exactly!
So glad I found your blog, your photos are magical.
Thank you, Roslyn!
How beautiful! I envy your weather :-).
The ice alone is fantastic, but the crackling texture makes them positively magical.
Thanks, Sharon. The crackling was an unusual affect – I believe it occurs when freezing happens quickly.