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ice-covered blossoms
delicate beauty encased
a frozen mayhem
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This is a follow-up to last week’s post with more pictures from the freak thunder sleet event. With any luck, this will be the last snow or sleet we see until next winter. Thankfully, I’m seeing some signs of spring with daffodils and snowdrops peeking out while the birds and I sing in celebration! Our weather went from low 20s last week to mid 70s this week. Welcome to spring in the Ozarks.
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May spring thaw the ice queen. 😋
writing to freedom 
Wow. Hope the thunder sleet didn’t damage emerging plant life too much… Beautiful, otherworldly images, Brad!
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Thank you Will. It was a weird and wonderful experience. I appreciate you and how much you enjoy my photos. 🙏
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Wow, Brad such wonderful pictures of snow. Nice to know that spring is here after winter when it must be freezing cold. Lovely post.
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Thanks Kamal. I’m ready for spring! 😍
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I enjoyed each picture slowly with your captions – loved them all, so unique and beautiful! I ahven’t seen much such frozen beauty in person.
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Thank you. It was quite beautiful along with the weird weather.
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Brad, your macro shots are vibrant and beautiful. It’s pushing 90 degrees here today. 😢 Your photos and words helped cool me off.
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Ha. Ha. I need them to cool me off today too Michele. We’re upper 70’s which seem awful hot in contrast to last week. 😋
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Wow! That is extreme. Wacky weather!
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Yes!
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Your photos are incredible, Brad. You got the balance of the delicate and strong, the frozen and yet warm beauty. But, as you say, may that be the last of the snow/sleet/ice. As always, I’m ready for spring on March 1, but in New England, spring is not ready for us until the end of April. 😦
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Thank you Pam. I love when the camera captures the close up details. We’re bound to have more cold too, but hopefully no storms. 😋
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Wow great ice captures. Hooray for perseverance in the daffodils.
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Yes Donna. Daffodils are amazingly hardy!
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Some great captures. Thank you for sharing Brad 💖
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You’re welcome Val. I’m delighted you enjoyed them. 🙏
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What gorgeous and magickal photos Brad! I love them…always taken into the land of Fae when flying on through your posts. We’ve been having see-sawing weather here too. But Spring is near! YAY!
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How fun Tania. I’m delighted that my photos send inspire your Fae. Macro images often do that for me. Yay spring! 🤸♂️
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I love your gift of finding beauty all around you, in every season.
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Thank you JoAnna. I’m grateful to have learned that skill.
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wow such a descriptive poem ! 💖
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Thank you Cindy!
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you’re so welcome Brad! 🌈
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Boy, with the beauty of the ice-queen, I’m not sure I’d ever want spring to arrive 🙂 Fantastic photos, Brad, and I think this is part of why I love winter, and you capture it in your poem so well: a frozen mayhem. It looks so perfectly brilliant until that first step.
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Thank you for the kind words Randall. Since you’re enamored with the ice queen, I’ll send her your way! 🙂
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Ha, ha, I think you and the ice queen have a great relationship, so perhaps she should just stay where she is 🙂
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She melted away so problem solved. 😋
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🙂
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Such beautiful pictures, wish you experience the spring blossoms soon enough 💖😍
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thanks. I’m finally seeing some hints of spring! 😍
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Beautiful icy captures that make me shiver, Brad! It’s good to read that snowdrops and daffodils are making an appearance out your way…
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Thank you Kim. I’m glad you could enjoy some vicarious thrills! 🙂
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Beautiful images. They remind me of day past living in the chilly NYS regions. I must say we like the warmth of where we are now. Stay warm and keep us posted.
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thanks for visiting and connecting. Happy travels.
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You sure have some crazy weather…but some beautiful shots my friend!! 🙂
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Yes, we have some crazy weather. Thanks Lorrie! 🙂
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I love these pictures, Brad. They are gorgeous.
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Thank you Robbie. I’ve been enjoying your photos on FB. take care,
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Beautiful! Blessings!
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Thanks Ana!
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More beautiful photos, Brad. I especially love Ice Queen❄️
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Thank you Natalie. You can have her, I’m ready for spring! 😋
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Gorgeous photos, Brad 🙂
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Thank you Ka!
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Beautiful pictures, Brad. Though, just looking at it makes me shiver. Looking forward to seeing your capture of Spring.
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Thank you Smitha. It’s been an exciting winter with more storms than usual. I look forward to photographing and enjoying spring too!
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That first photo looks so Christmasy! I’d be much happier with 70 degrees though. I’m glad to hear that your and the birds are singing. Yay for spring. 🙂
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Thanks Diana. I’m glad you enjoyed my Christmas pic! 😊
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Ha ha ha. Goodbye to the ice.
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Amen!
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Amen!
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Beautiful pictures, Brad!
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Thank you Cynthia. We’re having another snow storm. Maybe this will be the last one!
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We’re having it too. I was hoping spring was nearly here (with the world in such a mess, an early spring would have been appreciated) but it’s snowing again here too.
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Maybe resilience and patience are the lessons for us.
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Yes.
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We just got snow today and my tulips tipped over and froze!
It thought we were done too but guess not
Never know with Mother Nature
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Nope! Hopefully the tulips bounce back.
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☀️they did ! The tulips were fine today
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Yay!
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Gorgeous ice sculptures Brad, but I hope you’ve seen the last of it now 🙂
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Thanks Andrea. I hope so too!
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