Hücker Moor on a frosty evening in early January, Ostwestfalen, Germany

A poll of snow melting in the Alps gives splendid tones and hues of blue while reflecting the mountains and the sky. A simple shot but some wonderful colors.

The winter and the cold wave came to Switzerland.

With this picture I did not make it easy for me. At first I really could not decide which photo to put on flickr. I wrestled with myself, because I would like to present the most beautiful photo for my friends here. Secondly, the picture was made under very difficult external conditions, because it was really "bitterly cold". I could barely touch my hands after photographing and yet I wanted to get a nice photo of these beautiful ice crystals. I succeeded, more or less, because the background was not ideal for that. In addition, my faithful friend Roco had to wait for me and there I no longer want to start one try after another. This time I did not want to make any compromises with the warm colors of the picture, because the cold should be very touchable. I believe this has succeeded with this picture. I am fascinated by this "little work of art". Each little detail is a miracle of creation, because it was shaped by the elements of nature and radiates its brilliance as long as this nature allows.

I am grateful for these little things without which life would not be so beautiful and interesting.

Rejoice over the elements of nature.

Erwin

I thank you all for the interest and enthusiasm for my work here. I am happy about every comment from you and every time you like my pictures. Thank you very much for all the favorites and for watching my photos.

Small supplement of today:

The winter has caught up with me too, for I am terribly cold. Nevertheless, or just because of this, I am looking forward to every single word from you. Also, I always see in the little things, which makes the importance and beauty of life. Wish all of you a blessed time, without illness and with much love and joy. Hope you can all be in a nice warm place, because outside it is extremely cold here. Brrrrrr .....

....first there was darkness till i created the night, first there was darkness and darkness was right. darkness is moving into the light...

(lyrics: noa and gil dor)

Wake up to a very cold morning.

Have a nice day dear friends.

Texture: My own, filter: Topaz

Eisblumen

Olympus digital camera

The Rink at Rockefeller Center

Macro Mondays: Texture

frosty morning in dortmund

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A long exposure, landscape image of icicles formed around fallen branches at the base of a waterfall near Auchterarder in Perthshire, Scotland.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

Albert Schweitzer

Jökulsárlón - Ice Lagoon

Follbrinksströmmen Tyresöslott prinsvillan

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

We visited the island where the elephant seals live. I was surprised that the penguins don't seem to care about the seals, even though seals eat penguins.

Larger Version

The rays of the full moon licking the ice with just a smidgeon of color. Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Frozen landscape form the top of the "Serra da Estrela"

Another beautiful scene from Iceland, somewhere on the Snæfellsnes peninsular.

Tasman glacier in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - New Zealand

a cat hunting on a frozen pond, Bełdów, Poland

Do you look like a sea lion?

Jökulsarlon, Iceland

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This is where you see the plants in the previous picture from the opposite side.

同じ植物を反対側から見たところです。

Vigevano (Pv) - Canale "Castellana"

Thanks for taking time to fave, comment and look at my work. I really appreciate.

This is from Äijänniemi beach, Kotka at southern Finland. Despite that beautiful morning I wasn't planning to go swimming.

what a surprise this morning and just the iphone at hand...