For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hi everyone and welcome back to Art In Nature again today! It is such a beautiful, sunny day, yet so cold. That sun shines it’s beautiful rays all across the landscape making every part sparkle with so much beauty. But it’s not really a day you want to be outside. Personally on days like this I prefer to be on the inside looking out at the wondrous beauty of winter. That way I can stay warm and safe. Anyway, back to art in nature…of course the sun is part of that and helps to really make things stand out in a beautiful way. Like the featured image at the top, the way the snow is curved on the rock right at the water’s edge and then reflected in the water, perfect art in nature.
And then in the picture above we have the remnants of ice fog that deposited these beautiful flakes of heavy frost on top of the snow. And the sun shining on them really makes them sparkle! But art in nature can be found anywhere and any time of the year.
Like in the picture above where we have this grass, and some other plants, growing right out of cracks in the rock. The main clump of grass does have some sand in the bottom of it’s crack in the rock, but there isn’t much. But it stays beautifully green and healthy with it’s roots undoubtedly going right down into that river to drink all the water it needs to grow.
Our last photo just above shows the remnants of a plant from the previous year as this photo was taken in early spring with the river as the background. But even a single dried up flower stem like this has it’s own beauty which stands out so nicely as it sits by itself with the sun casting it’s light on it. There is so much beauty in nature all around us, we should always take time to stop and enjoy it for a while. Well, I hope you enjoyed the photos today. I hope you all have a nice sunny day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Thanks so much for pictures Steve! They are each beautiful examples of art in nature!😁😊
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Glad you enjoyed them Dusty!😀😺☕☕
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I did enjoy them. Brought me back to my younger days when I go out for a walk in the woods in the winter.
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Hey, that’s nice, so you really do like winter!
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I used to enjoy a whole bunch more… but after the back surgery it’s not so much anymore. I used to snowmobile ice fish snowshoe downhill ski, now I enjoy warm sunshine and cool water..🌞
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Definitely a wise decision for a change in fun. But hey, what’s wrong with warm water?🤔😂
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Not a thing… just needs ro be cooler than the air temp on a hot day😎
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Makes sense, I can handle a degree or two cooler myself.😁🌞🌴😎
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Ahhhh yessss…. toes in the sand slight breeze birds singing…
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Got it all right here! sandbox for my feet, fan on low (with heater) bird song CD playing, paper palm tree…sooooo nice!😁🌞🌴🏝😎🦜🦩🦚
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Ohhhh I am so envious 😮😯
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I knew you would be! You could do it too, it’s easy!😛😛😛
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I’ll need to start getting my tools together so I can bask in illusion with you!😁😉😊
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It’s the only way to do it! And with eyes closed, oh and I forgot, also a recording of waves on a sandy shore, it’s just like being there!😁😄🌴🌴😎🌞
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Yeah.. if I don’t sweep the floor for a few weeks I’ll even have sand!!🤸♂️🤸♂️
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There you go, free sand! I get free sand too, from our town.😛😛
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Yep! Mine too!
Ya know… it sure sounds good… but I’ll take a real beach in a real warm place and real warm water with a real good friend over anything I can build in my living room!😁😂😂
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I agree, that’s better, but…for us northerners stuck in the north part of the northern end of the north…it’s better than nothing.😒😞😭
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Yes it is!! And after months of looking at snow and cold it’s hard not to break out the lawn chair and fan and imagine a nice day at the beach!
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Yep, our winter snow arrived on Oct 20th, it’s been a long winter, and there’s 2 or 3 months more to go!!🤪🤪🤪🤪🤯🤯🤯🤯
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Oh my…. don’t say that stuff!!🤪
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I wanna get back down south.. so I can take advantage of the longer days and go out for a walk after work.
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You can go out for a walk after work now.
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No I cant! I’ll freeze into a human popsicle!🥶🥶🥶
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Details, details. Carry a candle, helps you to see in the dark and keeps you warm if you hold it close to your face.😶😶
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The wax would be so cold it wouldn’t melt and the candle would go out leaving me in yhe dark to freeze!!🥶🥶🥶
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That’s why you carry 3 candles and hold them together in one hand, they keep each other warm.🙄
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You….!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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That time of the morning again, off to bed, good night Dusty.😁😴
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Alrighty Good Night! Rest well!
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What were you busy with today? Something enjoyable I hope?
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Yep, trying to find ways to stay warm.😁 I ended up cleaning cupboards.🙄
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Oh boy!!! Geee I wish I could’ve been there to enjoy that…🤭🤭🤭🤭🙄
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Yep, the fun just doesn’t end around here!😁😹
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It’s a regular old amusement park😉😂😂
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Yep, and free admission!😄🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
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😂😂😂😂
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I did enjoy the photos
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Happy to hear that Sheree!😀😺☕☕
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What beauties you have shared ! …it is very cold here as well…but nice and warm inside ! Rest well tonight ! ☕️☕️😺😴☕️☕️
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Yes, it is warm inside, mostly, except where I sit at my computer, but that’s where blankets are handy! Hopefully, have a good night!😀😺☕☕🌙
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Beautiful
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Thank you so much Haroon!
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You’re welcome
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The top two pics were exceptional. Save those for your book inserts.
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Thank you so much Pearl, I like those ones as well. Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks for capturing the beauty of nature and her artistic ways, Steve!❄️❄️☕️☕️
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Thanks for taking a look Eugenia, glad to see you liked it. So much natural beauty out there.😃😸📷
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Perfect art in nature indeed Steve 🥰 and very well captured ☺️
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Thank you so very much Ribana!😃😸😻
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That ice foggy pic 😍 looks awesome Steve !👌
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Thanks so much Suni! That doesn’t happen often so I was sure happy to get the pic! Have a great evening!😀😺📷
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lovely pictures 😍😍 and the snow part is so amazing 😍😍
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Thanks so much Simon! Have a great weekend!😀😺🌞
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Thnak you Steve, wish you a lovely weekend too 🤗🤗
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