Friday, January 17, 2014

Liquid Gold

Sun setting in puddle

During our recent "January Thaw" (said tongue in cheek as we still have a lot of ice and snow), I spotted this puddle on the edge of a farmer's field. No rainbows and no pots, but there was definitely gold there.

Liquid gold in a ditch

On some winter days when the sun is nearly obscured by clouds and haze, gold appears magically in a farmer's ditch.

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49 comments:

Revrunner said...

Isn't it just amazing how sunlight can completely transform a landscape?

Andy said...

Perfect golden reflection.

Rune Eide said...

A very fitting title! I envy you these - especially the first one.

Carole M. said...

nice thought processing; I love the first photo especially

Ramakrishnan said...

Outstanding and brilliant images !

William Kendall said...

Gorgeous shots.

Anonymous said...

I like these reflections.

Cezar and Léia said...

Bravo! These are breathtaking images!
Léia

PerthDailyPhoto said...

You have two gems here EG, really lovely scenes.

Our photos said...

Beautiful winter photos!

sonia a. mascaro said...

Wow! Breathtaking pictures!

sonia a. mascaro said...

Thank you so much for the nice compliments to my daughter. She asks me to thank you too. :) :)

MadSnapper said...

instead of a pot of gold you have a pond of gold.. looks like we could take a cup and scoop up the gold

Tanya Breese said...

we're rich!!! beautiful shots!!

LONDONLULU said...

No need for rainbows or pots, your liquid gold is good enough! Beautiful reflections and those telephone poles going on for miles...something about the 2nd shot really makes me think of Canada:)

Lowell said...

These are both superb, but the first one would be a winner in a photo contest! Love them!

Michelle said...

Beautiful shots that evoke a sense of quiet.

Rose said...

Beautiful...your words brought to mind the Marshall Tucker Band song Fire on the Mountain..."there's gold in them hills/fields and its waiting for me there" Hills/fields....either one sounds good.

Darla said...

Finding gold, what great shots.

Darla

Linda W. said...

I really like your first photo. You captured the golden sky's reflection perfectly!

James said...

Really beautiful shots!

Taken For Granted said...

I can feel the cold coming from these images. Great winter reflections.

Malyss said...

Nice way to be a gold digger! :o) Very poetic post..

'Tsuki said...

All this snow ! That is a white gold on your pic... But the reflection of the sunset on those puddle is so precious too.

Small City Scenes said...

Beautiful shots, EG. What an artist's eye you have. MB

Ruth Hiebert said...

I love the golden pond.

Gail Dixon said...

What a perfect title for this post. That first shot is exquisite!

Shammickite said...

I bet you wish you had a big bucket at hand to scoop up some of that "gold"!

Penelope Notes said...

You captured such a mystical hue in these photos. I could never resist a puddle, especially when it is golden.

RedPat said...

These are beautiful, EG! It looks like you could skate for miles along that ditch!

Pamela Gordon said...

Pretty pictures CG. We are seeing similar things here this week but with a lot more water on some spots.

Ela said...

Wonderful shots !
Have a nice weekend !

Ela said...

Wonderful shots !
Have a nice weekend !

Catherine said...

very beautiful winter shots - lovely

Giga said...

Pięknie wygląda złota kałuża i widok wokół niej. Pozdrawiam.
It looks beautiful gold pool and the view around her. Yours.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Nature painted it and you captured it ... a work of art by both.

Andrea @ From the Sol

Jim said...

good one

Viera said...

Such a beautiful reflection of sun setting in puddle... Amazing...

cieldequimper said...

Dare I say it again? I'm jealous... Yeah, I know, I sound like a broken old record...

Carver said...

I love these liquid gold shots.

Valerie said...

Fabulous captures, EG - Your images confirm how much I am looking forward to my month on Vancouver Island in about 10 days' time, to explore different photographic scenes to those offered by a climate currently scorching the population with temperatures in the 40's (Celsius that is, and not minus!).... although I understand that V.I. is the mildest part of Canada; whatever comes, I shall enjoy anyway! Thanks for the forestaste.

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

Great photos that show that you don't have to have "grand" scenery for grand photos. But you do need light! Liquid Gold is a perfect title.

Anonymous said...

Such beautiful shots!

s.c said...

Great shots. Like them

Adrienne said...

Love when the ice and/or water pick up the sky - and there's such a special feel to that in the wintertime! Lovely shots!

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful color.

Susan Anderson said...

Wonderful, warm light.

=)

Anonymous said...

We can only seem to get about a one day thaw before it's back to the deep freeze. Spring has to come eventually!

kayerj said...

Sunsets in your area are beautiful

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