Spring Flowers, Montana Style

along the lake shore

kneeling

and 

what do I see

flowers!

(we are still under a foot or two of snow, 

so nothing is blooming yet)

under a layer of ice 

reflections of shadow and light

of snowflake like flowers

this little video reveals a bit of the beautiful story:

 (have your sound on
maybe click on the square under the video to see it large)

I was, still am thrilled by this sweet beauty

something I had never seen before

at home, while going through photos

I zoomed in to find small ice flowers on and in the 
surface layer of ice

they were too small or invisible for my eyes 

to see in person

these ice flowers are how the shadows came to be ...

maybe they are formed much like a snowflake?

have you ever seen this before?

seems like the art of fairy folk, to me.

I have so many gorgeous photos

too much for one post.....

do you have a favorite from the above photos?

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our world

our precious world

full of endless treasures to bring joy to our hearts

and inspire our minds

nature, truly a spirit helper

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sharing with Soma
for
Wandering Camera
( I do feel a bit like a wandering camera ;-))
 

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Solar Eclipse

Today was the full solar eclipse. 

Where I live, NW Montana, the eclipse was only partial. 

I did not have special glasses to watch the moon cloak the suns light, 

still I wanted to be outside under the veiling light. 

The light did change, 

a bit like the world looks with sunglasses on, less bright, a bit darker, a softness to life’s edges. 

I walked around the forest and meadow coming to our dirt road where the shadows of the alder trees danced on the ground.  

I noticed the shapes of the shadows!

it was the eclipse painted on the earth over and over again

so that is where I stopped to watch the veiling and unveiling of the sun

 as the minutes passed

the light crescent shapes grew larger

as the moon passed between the sun and us

the shadows were expressed a bit different

through the giant spruce tree

I was delighted and kissed with awe

endlessly nature offers magic for us to discover

the moon had nearly passed the sun above

last I looked

full circles of light danced on the road

the fullness of the sun's light 

has returned to our day

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