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My Winter Shot

Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, United States) on 13 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

For all you winterbound people -- a cold blast from the past, a 2004 Georgia ice storm.

Please pray for Bella.

Bella Update: 07/26/08. Saturday. Bella's good this morning; walk was fun/no squirrels, but we did a different block than usual. She likes variety. Breakfast -- meds soon, the post-walk routine. She slept better last night than the one before. Panting still, but it's hot. So, thank you God for another morning blessing today.

Bella and I are grateful for each of you, for caring and singing (love is all around...), and especially for praying. Please understand this miracle being prayed for, because although it is day by day, it also may take a bit of time for completion: Bella's battle for life, wellness, and a healed heart isn't a sprint but a long-distance run.

What we have right now are day by day blessings: I am prayerfully thankful that her good days may be God's bit by bit miracle, slowly unfolding.

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Comments (22)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

I enjoy your framing here and your excellent sense of humor!

13 Mar 2008 4:39am

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful! I didn't know Georgia gets ice storms. How odd. It's really neat how it's a row though.

13 Mar 2008 4:43am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

I like how the light is hitting the ice!

13 Mar 2008 5:14am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

You're mean...neat shot though ;)

13 Mar 2008 5:21am

@Lorraine: Lol.

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Cool shot ; )
So glad we are past that point now...beautiful shot, the light and framing and lovely!

13 Mar 2008 6:01am

@Jen: Thanks Jen. And yes, it would be very unusual (not impossible) for a late ice storm to hit where you are now.

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

very nice shot. i like the composition :)

13 Mar 2008 6:14am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

woooo...must be so cold they freeze in midair!:)

13 Mar 2008 6:19am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

For those with inquiring minds, I shot this from below the steps to our second story wooden deck. So the ice formation you see is the water/ice dripping down from one of the higher steps to the next one lower down. The wooden frame you are seeing is actually the shape of the entire stairway, as viewed from the underside. I was standing up as I shot this.

13 Mar 2008 6:21am

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Signs of winter, you have captured this well

13 Mar 2008 6:59am

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Great photo - I like the composition and lighting. We are starting to get some spring weather finally and you break out an ice shot!!

13 Mar 2008 7:49am

@Chris: Always stirring the pot, me.

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

There is something magical about icicles, beautiful lighting and framing on this VF.

13 Mar 2008 8:28am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Great shot! Now that you explained that it's steps, it's a wonderful composition!

13 Mar 2008 8:29am

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

I didn't find your sense of humor all that funny! ;-) I love how they're each tiny little specimen instead of one conglomerate of consolidated icicles. The nicely lit up against the dark framing from the stairs. I remember the ice storm on Valentine's Day 1990. I was in the only residence hall that had electricity on the entire campus.

13 Mar 2008 9:49am

@Steven: Well I have to admit to something. Living down in Florida now, and away from winter's worst, I've been feeling a certain amount of... well, let's just call it frost or snow envy as I've looked at all y'all's winter pictures. So I just happened to stumble across this forgotten icy photo in my archives this week. Gotta take my shot at posting a piece of winter, too. Even if it's four years old. :^D

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Very nice winter shot.

13 Mar 2008 10:30am

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Oh VF!! WELL DONE!! Excellent!

13 Mar 2008 11:14am

See The Light from Newcastle, United States

Nice framing and light .

13 Mar 2008 12:12pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Quebec, Canada

I just came in from breaking off the 4 foot long icicles we had in front of the kitchen window. Left them there after the weekend's ice storm, they were too beautiful, but now we are going to have a few daytime highs above freezing, so it's safer to break them off. I like your little "oragan pipes", good composition.

13 Mar 2008 2:03pm