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Silent Sunday – Wintery Mix
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Eliza Waters 
Great photos, Eliza! Winter can be lovely to look at, but the twig encased in ice is both beautiful and problematic (speaking as a gardener).
Thank you, Audrey! Most has melted now, so things were okay. More on its way tonight, alas!
The beauty of that landscape has to be weighed against its inconvenience. I hope no branches fell and you didn’t have to drive anywhere!
Retirement is convenient when one needs to stay home. 🙂 We were spared garden-wise, thankfully.
It looks like winter has arrived and it is beautiful. 😊
Thank you, Pepper, it was really pretty out there!
That’s not good, Eliza. When my kids were little we watched a tree slowly being split in two from a fallen tree limb and my backyard fence because of an ice storm. An employee was stationed on the street to keep an eye on this.
That ice shot is a macro, so it is deceiving, maybe 1/4″ of ice, but melting was happening and a light wind helped shed some snow. Today the evergreens still have an inch or so left and more on its way tonight. The gray is non-stop. Send some of your desert sun our way!
It’s a nice photo! I would package it up and send it to you if I could, Eliza. I’m from Michigan so I am familiar with that constant gray, it’s so annoying.
🙂 Thanks!
You are welcome, Eliza. You sure get tons of comments!
🙂
It is stark and lovely Eliza.
Thank you, Cindy! The snow on the evergreens was especially pretty.
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I bet your fingers froze catching that first one!
Thanks, yes, they were happy to get back inside my mittens!
Beautiful shots Eliza. The 1st shot is really cool
Thank you, Dawn! 🙂
A pleasure 🙏🏽
The last storm is still coating all the trees, shrubs, and plants. I’m not sure how they are going to hold more which is coming tomorrow. A neighbor’s pine shed branches and took out part of our fence, and, of course, our fence style has been discontinued. 😦
Oh, no, what rotten luck. Pines are too soft a wood to withstand much weight. Fingers crossed the next storm doesn’t dump too much more. It seems our forecasts seldom do what is predicted. We have to see what comes when it does.
Holy cats, that ice is thick!
That macro is deceiving, I enlarged it to show the wrinkles in the ice. 🙂 With temps around freezing, melting is slow and freezes overnight. The trees looked pretty though!
That looks cold! We don’t have anything like that, yet.
The temps are just around freezing, so not too bad. Not much snow this winter, but lots of ‘wintery-mix!’
Beautiful! Hope it’s not causing too many problems.
Thank you, Frank! Luckily, nothing is heavy enough to cause problems with the trees. The temps stay close to freezing, so there is some melting during the day. Tired of the relentless gray, though!
That’s a lot of ice on that twig. All of the photos convey ‘cold,’ that’s for sure.
The temps surprisingly have been ‘mild’ for January, hovering just above and below freezing, ideal for ice to form on twigs.
Your photos are so beautiful! 🙂
Thank you, Kymber!
Looks like the trees were sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar. Very pretty out. The branch has an ice-mitten!
Thank you, Alice, it sure was a pretty walk. 🙂
😎❤️🙌🏼
Thank you, Susan!
Brr, that looks cold! I can tolerate snow, but ice is pretty treacherous.
Yeah, ice trax are permanently on my boots these days!
What is it about snow that makes everything look so peaceful. Very calming.
It does quiet things down, muffling sound. Plus (smart) folks stay home, so lack of traffic is nice, too!
The one thing I love about snow – the hush.
That’s a nice, if very cold shot! Ice has a way of making its presence known!
Thank you, Tina. We rarely get straight snow anymore, always a wintery mix!
Stunning winter images Eliza
Thank you kindly, Karina!
Reminds me of the opening lines to “California Dreaming.” Beautiful photos
Ha, yes! I hum that one a lot! Thanks for stopping by my snowy world, Gary. 🙂
Cold but beautiful 🥶❄️🥶❄️
🙂 Thank you, Karen. Actually, it didn’t feel too bad, hovering around freezing. But I’m always glad to get back inside to make a warming cuppa!
That is a lot of ice! We haven’t had much wintry weather so far, but it can be so pretty despite the problems it brings with it!
Temps have been above average, freezing only at night. More rain than snow, but it is snowing now so winter might come after all!
Everything is beautifully transformed even with small amounts of snow, or a small drop in temperature, as the frozen droplet.
Agreed, winter offers much beauty. Thanks!
Beautiful captures of the season!🙂 It finally snowed today and looks like we’ll have winter for a week.🙂
Thank you, a month behind schedule, but we might get winter after all. It is snowing again and we might end up with 4-6″… oh, boy!
When we are amid our hot Australian summer days, I thoroughly enjoy seeing wintery photos like these, Eliza. ❤
Hi Joanne, glad I could provide a cooling respite! I’ve heard that it is quite HOT down under. 🙂
In some areas, yes. We have been very fortunate in our area this year to only have a couple of very hot days – over 30C (+86F) – in early summer. Most days now we are reaching a maximum of only 26-28C (79-82F) this year. So most days I am spending in the garden. 🙂
Sounds ideal!
Embrace the beauty … and stay cosy. It’s that time of year 💖
Thanks, Val. Walking in a winter wonderland! 🙂
Hypnotic. Our winter wonderland is over. I think. It’s always better to see the snow and ice in photos vs my own reality. Happy Sunday, Eliza.
Thank you, Nailah. It is snowing again today, we might get more than a few inches!
Very pretty!
Thank you, Donna!
Gorgeous! My “wintry mix” is happening now outside. 😉
Thanks, Julie! We’ll see how much nature dishes out today!
Everything looks good encased on ice!
It is pretty, esp. if the sun shines, which it has not in ages. More snow today!
Nice shots, Eliza! Down here in the balmy Happy Valley our wintry mix does not include ice these days. Just slushy snow. This morning the backyard is filled with about an inch of mushy wet stuff. It’s been a bummer of a winter so far.
Thanks, Steve!
Nice ice! Go snow!
🙂 And new snow is falling today as well!
More chances for pictures. Go for it.
Beautiful, snowy images, Eliza. I thought they were all in B&W at first look but realized that most are the wintry colors of the day. Your gorgeous vertical tree image is great in monochrome. Stay warm and cozy! 🤗
Thank you, Jane. 6.5″ of new heavy snow today, weighing all the branches down. Very pretty!
Wow! Enjoy the beauty! ❄️❄️❄️
Thank you, I will!
Lovely! Less snow than I anticipate seeing on your plot at this time of year though? But I’ve just read that more is falling …
Thank you, Allison. Yes, we haven’t had much snow until today when we got 6.5″… heavy stuff, too. Not fun to shovel! 😀
Beautiful images from your ‘neck of the woods’! I enjoy seeing them. 🙂
Thanks, Denise. Quite different from CO! 🙂
Winter wonders!
Yes, indeed, thanks, Rupali!
I love snow in the landscape and the first shot of the ice on the twig was lovely. Looks very cold though. Hope you’re well rugged up for walks.
Thank you, Vicki. Warm, felt-lined boots, down coat, scarf, wool mittens and hat are a must!
The ice makes for quite an interesting study. Is that your house Eliza? Lovely scenes.
Thank you, Susie. No, that is my neighbor’s, a lovely 1700s farmhouse with huge fireplaces and brick oven, wide plank floors and hand hewn beams.
It’s very pretty! Your house on the hill looks like it could be located in Sweden 🙂 Our countryside is filled with houses like that. I love them!
That house is over 200 years old, a beautiful old farmhouse, still with lots of acreage. New neighbors as of last summer with 4 kids from CA, who are loving the snow… lots of snowmen in the field! 🙂
I’m jealous of your wintery mix, we’ve only been getting rain with the occasional wet snowflake.
Careful what you wish for! 😀 We got 6.5″ of wet snow yesterday with more coming overnight… gheesh!
Beautiful
Thank you, Jill!
Love that icy image! And the rest is … New England! xoxo
Oh, yes, very New England! Thanks, Bela!
That first image is stunning!
Thank you, Alys! ❤