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A midwinter morning, the frost stubbornly clings to branches and grass in the fields whilst the sun endeavours to burn off the overnight mist with it's diminished winter warmth.
The South Downs National Park, England.
Created for Winter Mystery Challenge ~ December 2022
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Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
160th MMM "FESTIVE FUN" Challenge
All work done in MidJourney. and Photoshop.
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Kreative People Contest 34 - Midwinter Magic:
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dusk, the day recedes behind frosty trees, the sky remains clear for a while.../Midvinter, skymning, dagen släcks bakom frostiga träd, ljuset vill stanna kvar i himlen en stund…/ Mediados del invierno, anochece, el día se va apagando tras los arboles escarchados, el cielo permanece claro por un rato...(DSC_2205-3)
Calas Galadhon creators, Ty Tenk & Truck Meredith celebrate the Spirit of the Holidays with another magical winter wonderland. Enjoy views of the serene snow-covered woodlands and meadows as you explore by sleigh, balloon, horseback, or on foot.(c)
Very untypical midwinter: No snow and much sun - signs of the climatic warming?
Für Yantra! Gute Besserung!
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
- from ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ by Christina Rossetti
Jus tt for fun is hosting Treat This Number 235 at Kreative People this week. Three source images are available. I chose the two shown below in the first comment box, plus several of my own photos, to create a winter scene.
Entered in the Frostbite SOTN December Contest.
Also Explore Worthy, Challenge 110 - WINTER BLUES (2019 Art)
The only ice and snow I have is in my computer. :))
Texture:2 Lil Owls.
Thanks all for kind visit, fav and comments!!
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and I'm feeling empty,
dawn the color of metal,
trees stiff, leaves frozen
to branches and all
night I have dreamed
of fields that fill with light
and a flock of crows
like undertakers
in their black cloaks
arrived to dissect a body,
a road kill,
and the city has begun
to stir, commuters in heavy,
dark coats, and the bells
of St. Vincent's ring for early
mass and a bus roars past
as we stand, numb,
half-somewhere else,
in blue diesel exhaust
and wait
--Miguel deO
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∎ Es blüht eine Rose zur Weihnachtszeit - Universität Regensburg
∎ Solstice
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Midwinter - 21. December - Beginning of Winter: The shortest day - the longest night
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Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time.
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As the plant hellebore flowers under the snow - a sign of hope, a miracle of nature. You can show us and say that life goes on even under a blanket of pain, suffering and sorrow.
Interestingly, around the Christmas rose a similar legend, like the Poinsettia climbs. This legend tells how a shepherd went to Bethlehem, but could not bring any gift because of its poverty. Since it was winter not even grow flowers. He was very sad about it, but his tears turned to the earth in hellebores, he brought with him as a gift.
The Christmas rose, also called thistle or black hellebore, opened in December with its subtle creamy white, sometimes pink or greenish, bell-shaped goblets the Blütenreigen. "For me, the Christmas rose is the epitome of everything beautiful and innocent"
Christmas roses as a symbol of purity and innocence.
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Als Pflanze blüht die Christrose unter dem Schnee - ein Zeichen der Hoffnung, ein Wunder der Natur. Sie kann uns zeigen und sagen, dass das Leben weiter geht auch unter einer Decke von Schmerz, Leid und Trauer.
Interessant ist, dass sich um die Christrose eine ähnliche Legende, wie um den Weihnachtsstern rankt. Diese Legende erzählt, wie ein Hirte nach Betlehem ging, jedoch aufgrund seiner Armut kein Geschenk mitbringen konnte. Da es Winter war wuchsen noch nicht einmal Blumen. Er war sehr traurig darüber, aber seine Tränen verwandelten sich auf der Erde in Christrosen, die er als Geschenk mitbrachte.
Die Christrose, auch Schwarze Nieswurz oder Eberwurz genannt, eröffnet im Dezember mit ihren dezenten cremeweißen, zum Teil rosafarbenen oder grünlichen, glockenförmigen Kelchen den Blütenreigen. "Für mich ist die Christrose der Inbegriff alles Schönen und Unschuldigen"
Christrosen als Symbol für die Reinheit und Unschuld.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Captured in November 2019; which I know is not actually midwinter but the shot has a 'midwinter' feel to me. Hitting the right focus at f/1.4 and 50mm with a candid street shot isn't easy, the slower moving packed Christmas Market helped. Enjoy!
...a distant memory from last winter...
Processed with Flypapers :-)
I've also added a texture recipe and Before/After for those of you interested
I like when I can bring out the structure of the snow, so on days like this when the wind has shaped ridges and structure it is fun to look for motifs.