Saturday, January 9, 2010

Today on the trail

Weather: dazzling sunlight, -15C, -18C windchill
Location: heaven on earth - the Youth Start Trail, part of the Millenium Trail system, Woodstock, Ontario. It is called the Youth Start Trail as a group called "Youth Start" did much of the original work to establish the trail.

11 comments:

  1. Wow, those are such incredible ice crystals - beautiful, and well captured :)

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  2. Love the detail in the ice crystals, beautiful!

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  3. we share the same arctic temperatures, Elaine. More snow on the way, too. :( I love the detail in your ice crystals. Just like lace. Lizzy :)

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  4. How in the world do those ducks withstand the cold of that water???
    Your icy photo is amazing!

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  5. The ice crystals are just stunning in that sunlight! Can we get those ducks some warm socks? Brrrrrr.....

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  6. Amazing- those ice crystals look like ice butterflys! Beautiful, thanks

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  7. The ice on the branch is so beautiful! What a great shot.

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  8. Oh, Elaine...I am in awe of that second shot!! Gorgeous...blessed with your find and ability to capture them so beautifully - thankful that you shared them.

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  9. Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I manage to do okay with my little Canon SX100, it serves me well. This particular trail is a lovely spot in any season but I think winter might be my favorite. As for the ducks, I think they need a good psych exam and maybe booties after that - I can't imagine swimming around in that frigid water.

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  10. Both photos are fantastic but I adore the second one. Looks like little butterfly ice-cycles are dancing on the limb.

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  11. Wow. I love love love these pictures, especially the second one. The are very pretty.

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