Friday, January 24, 2014

Icy Trees

(This picture can be enlarged by clicking on it.  Clicking a second time will make it full-sized.)

As a general rule I dislike ice more than I dislike snow.  Ice on roads is definitely dangerous, and ice on trees can often cause problems.  But sometimes ice on trees can be beautiful.  I got this photo of tree tops across the street from our house on a January afternoon last year.

25 comments:

Busy Bee Suz said...

That is a great capture George. I hope your icy trees are not causing any problems today! Stay warm.
XO

Small City Scenes said...

I agree with what you say but snow or ice can make for a good photo op. MB

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Awesome picture !
Beauty in simplicity !
Thanks
Rajiv
www.magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.com
www.magicalpresent.blogspot.com

Ms. A said...

We have ice today and the roads are a mess!

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Hello Gregore!
I do not like winter, I do not like icing ...
Photo lovely.
Waiting for spring.
I wish you a nice weekend.

Lucia

Ruth Hiebert said...

The ice covered trees are lovely,especially with the sunlight on them.

Neal said...

That is beautiful if enlarged to the largest size.

L. D. said...

The light shinning through the ice and reflecting off of the ice makes a unique sculpture.

HappyK said...

Yes, ice is not good for anyone. It does make for pretty pictures though.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i always love the way it looks in the trees - wish it was easier to walk & drive on though??! ha. ha!! you guys have a great weekend!! ( :

Terry and Linda said...

The only time ice is beautiful is when the sun is shining through, the rest of the time it's dangerous!

Good photo, George!

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

Anonymous said...

Very pretty but oh, how I hate to slip/fall on ice. You guys stay warm!

rainfield61 said...

Snow decorates your life.

LV said...

Ice can create a beautiful crystal like look on trees. However, if I had a choice, I would go with snow. We had the worst ever ice storm here last month, I hope I never see that again.

Rajesh said...

Great looking trees. A silver decoration in place.

Indrani said...

When we see more of beauty we see less of problems.
A great capture!

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful capture, George! The lighting and ice does create the perfect photo op. Have a great day!

Pallavi said...

The icy trees look beautiful George. Hope you are having a lovely weekend :)

A Lady's Life said...

lol I lived in Montreal and we had SOOOOO much snow every ear and yet I remeber using the bus in these piles of snow and they never stopped and people never complained. We loved the snow and loved the shoveling, snow man making, snow forts, snow ball fighting. Every one had smiles and rosy cheeks.
It was part of life for both the young and the old.Today people are wooses including me. we always complain even with small things like black ice but I never saw as many people back then with knee and back problems like I do today.
Here every second person is affected by something.

Jeevan said...

Awesome shot and light! Some sights are enjoyable yet dangerous reaching it.

Betty Manousos said...

great shot and framing!
simply beautiful!

Linda said...

Glittering like jewels!

Betty Manousos said...

great capture, love that sparkly effect on those branches.

Cheqna said...

Nice to see the beauty of nature through your lenses. I love seeing photos here and at Betsy's.

Amelia said...

Hi George, the iced trees certainly look beautiful and it look like crystals. But ice on the road is very dangerous.

Take care and best regards.