Piper and I have been going out on our morning walk before sunrise and enjoying watching the world come to life as the sun begins to lighten the sky.
One of our recent early rambles was absolutely magical.
Temperature and atmospheric conditions came together perfectly to create a frosted wonderland, with hoarfrost coating every twig, bough and stem. Even old weed stalks became things of beauty.
It was hard to photograph well in the twilight, but where the world is usually adorned with browns, grays and evergreens against the backdrop of snow, on this morning, all was coated in crystalline white.
I took quite a few pictures and am disappointed they didn't really capture the effect very well, but I hope they convey a little of it. I'll post a few more in a day or two, showing a few closer views of the frosting.
The other bit of magic was actually seeing the cloud cover break up for a short while as the sun turned the horizon golden and a few crows flew in from their rookery to look for breakfast. Sunshine is rare here this time of year, so every glimpse is a treat! It quickly clouded over and snowed another four or five inches, but it is winter, after all.
4 comments:
It's a very peaceful blog today. I love those frosty mornings. Thank you for sharing. :^)
Hugs to ya from BetsyLee
loving all the textures in your photos today!!!
thank you,
sheila
Thank you, BetsyLee. It was a beautiful, peaceful morning. Hugs right back!
Thank you, Sheila. I hadn't really thought about the pictures as textural, so I had to go back and look again! :)
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