Monday, December 16, 2019

The Wonders of Ice!

    "As the power and goodness of Heaven are infinite in their extent, and infinite in their minuteness, to the mind cultivated as nature meant it to be, there is not only delight in contemplating the sublimity of the endless sea, or everlasting mountains, or the beauty of wide-extended landscapes; but there is a pleasure in looking at every flower, and every little shell that God has made. Nature has scattered around us, on every side, and for every sense, an inexhaustible profusion of beauty and sweetness, if we will but perceive it. The pleasures we derive from flowers, from forms, from musical sounds, are surely not given us in vain; and if we are constantly alive to these, we can never be in want of subjects of agreeable contemplation, and must be habitually cheerful."
                                                                                                                                 ~Captain Basil Hall


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  1. Wonderful photo and quote.
    Hope you are enjoying this festive season. Merry Christmas to you, Joanna!

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    1. Thanks Eliza! We lost a lot of snow last week and when I visited the woods yesterday there were many interesting and beautiful ice formations.
      A very Merry Christmas to you and yours! :)

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  2. That is an amazing shot of ice.

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    1. Thanks Veleria. :) It's the result of heavy rains followed by a cold front and high winds.

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