it was a dark and cloudy day
wind stirred the lake to dance
snow piled high upon the banks
reflected upon calmer waters
the sky
a place to still one's heart
one's breath
to stroll amongst the details
and wrap winter's spirit around one's self
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You write such beautiful lines . . . and have such peaceful experiences . . .
ReplyDeletebecause you live "up there." Your images shine through.
Wonderful ! ! !
Wow.. your winter does indeed have fine spirit. Lovely photos and words, TL.
ReplyDeleteThe mountains are achingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteI certainly feel winter's spirit wrapping round me through these images! What amazing icicles and beautiful snow shots.
ReplyDeleteThere is memory in snow. R Holdstock
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots!
ReplyDeleteNice day
Crissi
There are photos that go up the morale, encourage you to continue living.They are marvellous,Tammie.
ReplyDeleteI do love that lake, and those are wonderful winter shots.
ReplyDeleteSublime Tammie. You have what I call a proper winter. We're experiencing a little wintry snap at the moment too. Nowhere near your amount of snow of course.
ReplyDeletewe are having a record high year
Deleteof course there are other record high years
but between snow falls and 3 deep cold spells it sure does feel like a proper winter
so happy my wood stash is together!
thanks for stopping by Jim
More beautiful shots that really capture the feel of winter along with it's beauty ♥ We have had little snow so far this year but I think it will get here soon :) Thanks for sharing the beauty of your world.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photography. It's amazing how many people fail to appreciate winter.
ReplyDeleteit might be in peoples genetics when they do not love winter
Deletebeing from S. Calif. for so long i have many people back there that can not imagine living here in Montana
they are made for subtle seasons
i am so glad i gave myself this experience, i do love the deep seasons
or as Jim above said, proper winter ;-)
"To wrap the winter's spirit around oneself"... a fine ending of a wonderful poem about winter, snow, ice, sky, water...
ReplyDeleteThese are some of the most breathtaking photos in this blog, Tammie! For me. Thank you!
Every day reveals new beauties for you, hope they make your spirit stronger and let your heart sing!xx
thank you Rossichka,
Deleteso many of our winter days are gray
most certainly the spirit of hibernations
so even when the bears are sleeping it is still the land of bear
for winters days gentle our spirits as well as it wraps it's spirit around us
I enjoyed your wonderful photos very much! Thank you Tammie! :-)
ReplyDeletebeautiful grays, browns and blues of winter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and scenes, Tammie!
ReplyDeleteWow - the scenery and the photos are just stunning!
ReplyDeletewe have snow too. Why doesn't it look as fabulous as yours???
ReplyDeleteHI Tammie...dazzling and magical..winter's essence is shining brightly..
ReplyDeleteLove all your majestic photos and especially love the immpressionist-style with the sky-watery reflection.. very dreamy.
HUgs nature-kindred..
Oh well taken Tammie, beautiful images of snow, mountains and lakes.
ReplyDeleteLike the lack of bright colours on a grey day at winter, that's the mood of winter, the long wait for warmer, longer and more colourful days.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures and a lovely poem to go with them as always :-)
Rune
your pictures give me always the spirit to live on
ReplyDeleteI hope your wood stove is blazing Tammie. It looks mighty chilly there! We got 7" of powder yesterday and are under a winter storm warning tonight. Your photos and words are the poetry of winter.
ReplyDeleteOh, 7" of powder how nice is that!
DeleteThe snow in our woods is crunchy crusty from warm days, not fun for skiing or walking.
wishing you a kind storm.
yes my wood stove is going, got pretty cold last night but 33F at the moment and sunny. So pretty out!
So good to have you stop by!
Breathtaking views Tammie !
ReplyDeleteHello Tammie,
ReplyDeleteI have just gone through your latest posts, what an array breathtaking winter photos!
We haven't seen snow in the last 2 years..... these pics are really splendid!
Thanks for your regular visits, I spend much time trying to photograph buzzards and kites :)
Keep well, hugs from France!
These are gorgeous winter shots.
ReplyDeleteYou made me feel like that I was there in person, feeling the cold wind, listening to only the sound of my breath and crunching sound under my feet as I trod on the snow, admiring the sheer beauty of whites, silvers, blues, and browns. Our winter is unusually cold, but still the highest temperature hovers around 5 degrees C (41 F). Stay warm, Tammie.
ReplyDeleteYoko
tu dois apprécier l'hiver, pour réussir de si belles photos du froid!
ReplyDeletei don't mind the cold Elfi, but yes the beauty helps!
DeleteYou have really conveyed Winter's Spirit in these photos Tammie. Lovely!
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