It was crisp and in the twenties when Piper and I hit the trail yesterday morning. Hoar frost once again coated everything and the rising sun made the field look ethereal.
I wish the pictures could really capture how the light shines through that crystalline coating, but the camera simply can't do the effect justice (or at least my limited photographic skill can't transfer it to pixels).
This little sapling looked like a natural bonsai tree with diamonds in place of leaves.
Meadowlarks were undaunted by the chill. They balanced on the tips of pines and poplars to sing their beautiful serenades to the sun.
Well, really to the girls and the other meadowlarks as they staked out their territorial boundaries, but you get the idea. This fellow was so cooperative that I had a chance to take dozens of pictures of him and a couple of them even turned out pretty well, in spite of being a little bit backlit. I liked both of these attitudes and thought they were worth posting, even though they're similar.
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I know what you mean about not being able to really capture the beauty of the frost in the sun. Same with the backlit birds. I have to remind myself that it is pretty in the eyes now but can still be pretty in my mind's eye at a later time even without the photos.
But I'd rather get the photo, as my mind is lazy as the dickens!
Yes, the photos are just a good reminder to jog the memory of the beauty! :)
That's me too. Sometimes I keep multiple photos because even though they are so similar there's just that bit of a difference that I can't delete it.
Sheila
Wonderful photos, as always. Lynn TAP
Sheila, I frequently shake my head at myself, because I keep so many pictures. One will have detail of a wing or a marking on the head and another will have the perfect sassy attitude. I like to think they'll offer inspiration that will allow me to put together a drawing that's worth carving. Of course, sometimes I'm lucky and get just the right angle and can sketch from a single photo, but that's rare! And I'll never live long enough to carve them all, but it's fun just the same. :)
Thanks, Lynn! Piper has learned to be patient with my picture taking when we're out wandering around. Then again, I allow her to pause to sniff the bunny trails, too. :)
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