Monday, December 23, 2013

Freezing rain: the beautiful and the ugly

The beautiful...


And the ugly...

Walking in our neighborhood under the towering pines covered with ice, we feel tiny and vulnerable. The sound of the branches cracking awakes our fight or flight responses. As we look around, we are oscillating between awe and sadness at the sight outside our door. The power of nature is undeniable and sometimes overwhelming...

4 comments:

Joanna said...

those shots are realy beautifull indeed!!!

Francesca said...

you wrote the perfect commentary to these amazing photos.

EMMA said...

Hi Just found your blog via 'Our island home' - your photography is amazing!!
I did a similar post (minus the good pictures!) a while back called Beauty and the Beast - we were having a very cold spell that made everything look so magical but brought with it a very ugly problem.
Happy New Year from the french alps!

Catherine said...

Hello, Emma! I'm glad you found my blog! I love the title of your post!! So appropriate!