Ice crystals

 

                when the sun peaks over the tall conifer forest and spreads light throughout my little hollow

 

sparkles of ice crystals that grew through the night light up the world

 

winter becomes a magical realm of sparkly crystals

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A day in the Park, Glacier National Park

 

along the waters edge

find mystery and majesty

miracles and frozen things

crystalline beauty and charming ice

certainly a lovely paradise 

along the waters edge

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Stepping into a Fairy tale

I donned xc skis

and headed through the woods, meadows and hills 

the wilds around home

after an hour I arrived at a tangled forest along a creek

you know the kind of woods that you have to bend and twist to get through 

the limbs of trees and bushes

grab your hat and cloak each step of the way

along the waters edge

snow turned into geometry crystals

sacred geometry

it was layers and layers deep, perhaps a dozen layers 

of delicate yet strong sheets of these icy layers

a pile of flicker (woodpecker group) feathers were scattered on a log and snow

someone dinned in these shadowy woods

a lone wolf had passed the same path that morning

ice formations showed the beauty of branches in a unique way

upon return

I had the honor of holding a little junco until it felt well enough to fly away

after colliding with a window

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it truly felt like a fairy-tale day

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Winter in February

as we lean towards spring

each snowfall inspires my smiles

taking to heart winter's spirit

breath-enhancing sunsets.....

morning ice crystals 

made of fairy wings

rocks under faceted ice

make ones heart sing

celebrated my birthday at one of my beloved places

stayed for the alpine glow sunset

the first sunset in this post is of the night before

very similar sunsets

and

so beautiful

the sweet little birds

that stay with us all winter

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lovely end of winter to you!

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Winter Crystals

morning treasures

 

formed in the cold of night

 

they call my creek home

 

in their short lived life

 

often the crystals evaporate, take flight, disappear throughout the day

even though the temperature is below freezing

so interesting

moon shadows on the snow

our recent full moon

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Ice Ice Baby

along the water's edge

find mystery and majesty

crystalline caverns that make one sing

miracles and frozen things

it's winter’s lovely paradise

along the water’s edge

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Winter Magic

it was a cold night

perfect for crystals to visit our winter realm

then the sun rose above the forest of conifers

lighting the crystals

offering sparkles

for a morning

they glowed
offering magic for all to behold

delicate

feathery

ice crystals

I hope every one is safe and warm through all this cold weather. 

Though cold here, it is not like so much of the country. 

Be safe. 

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Winter, lovely Winter

for us, winter has been mild

in my little snow belt

we have but a few inches of snow

and

some ice crystals to brighten our days

always a joy to have the natives pass through

all fluffed up in their winter coats

most our days are cloudy

and when the sun shines upon us

joy rises naturally

sunsets light

dances upon some trees longer than others

spring cleaning in winter

a squirrel's underworld home

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I hope this finds you all well

and

enjoying your days and nights

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