From Green To Frozen In Mere Moments Of Time.

Frozen landscapes dotted through the mostly warm winter months.

When even mere puddles and streams freeze over one doesn't need the weather man's predictions or suggestions. Cold, icy and slightly dangerous to be out on foot.

Only ten days earlier the little streams next to the road were happily supporting an emerald green floral blanket of algae.

Elegantly suspended over a layer of ice. Nature has a way of presenting itself attractively even in the most abhorred temperatures thus lending us moments of tranquility.

Life in its most basic form. Walking past this stretch of green is a treat and of course refreshing when juxtaposed with a wintry grayness. It amazes me how versatile and inventive nature can be. The only thing missing would be a frog sitting pretty in the middle.

Encased in a layer of ice can't be nice but these blades are used to it and even thrive on it. As much as we at times wish the cold to melt away, we need to accept nature warts and all...cold, icy cold, is a necessary component of nature.

Biggi