Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Ice in the mist/ Nature Notes

 Weeds and grass coated with ice

Some of the Trent-Severn Waterway near where I live is still not frozen, but a few days ago grass and weeds near the dam in Bolsover looked like fairies had painted them with glass.

Mist at the dam in Bolsover

Truth is - and I know you'll find this very hard to believe - it's not the work of fairies.  Some of the mist coming off the water as it falls to the level below is mist carried by the wind to land on the very cold weeds where it freezes. 

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26 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Hope you were bundled up to get these shots... the frost gives it such a different scene...

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  2. jabblogJanuary 4, 2012 at 7:46 AM

    Aww, not fairies, you say? Another dream shattered;-)

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  3. Muffy's MarksJanuary 4, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Nature is beautiful with the simple things, glad you took the time to capture it. Beautiful!!

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  4. DarlaJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    Magical photo's. I don't believe you about the fairies, I'm just SURE they are responsible for the ice and mist.

    Darla

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  5. Lois EvensenJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Fairies or not, it's beautiful! :)

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  6. GeorgeJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    That first picture is so beautiful that I refuse to believe the scene wasn't created by fairies.

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  7. LoracJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    It always looks so much colder until the water freezes! Good shots.

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  8. CarverJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    My vote is for fairies anyway. I love the way the fairies paint nature.

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  9. KateJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    Makes me feel a bit cold; looks nippy!

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  10. IndraniJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    the shots are giving cold waves.

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  11. JillJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I love the ideas of fairies painting everything in glass!

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  12. ormbunkeJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    Då har ni samma väder hos er som här. Ingen is och snö bara lite frost.En bra fortsättning på det nya året. Anita

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  13. RedPatJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    I love this effect - good catch!

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  14. RoseJanuary 4, 2012 at 3:27 PM

    That just looks so cold...can feel the grass crackling under my feet in my imagination.

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  15. NealJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    It's kind of funny...I like snow and ice....in pictures that is. :)

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  16. LowellJanuary 4, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Dam that Bolsover! I almost missed the mist! ;-)

    Nice, my friend!

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  17. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comJanuary 4, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Gorgeous shots, - amazing how you can capture cold through photography.

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  18. ViolaJanuary 4, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    You don't have any snow, like here.. and fascintaing how the mist "works"..

    And what beautiful pictures of the seagulls under! =)

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  19. JackJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Personally, I think it's fairies. There is always someone like you trying to say it is something else, but I think it's fairies.

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  20. RandyJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Beautiful winter shot.

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  21. BlueShellJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    Well...I'm cold..., I'm freezing now...LOL
    Such beautiful pictures...I like the fisrt one...specially!

    have a kiss
    BShell

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    A Winter Wonderland!

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  23. HalcyonJanuary 5, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    It certainly does look pretty! :)

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  24. LeoraJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    Brr, I'm cold just looking at it - beautiful and wintery.

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  25. DianneJanuary 5, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    I can't believe the fairies didn't do it!!

    very pretty :)

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  26. Rambling WoodsJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    I was looking for one of your collages....I love the frost on the plants..it was really cold and now moderating..Our pond hockey tournament is not going to have the ice it needs on Lake Erie....unusual...

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