“There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest, clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance.” – William Sharp
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Your pictures show up so well on the black background. I do love winter pictures. Hope your New Year is wonderful.
Balisha
Pine cupcakes are wonderful!
Very nice!
That picture is so beautiful. I didn’t know there was such a thing as snow cupcakes ;-)
Very very pretty. :-)
Nancy,
I know you don’t usually do the meme thing. Even if you chose not to do the post, I wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award: http://joyce.taron.net/beautiful-blogger-award/
I’d never heard them called pine or snow cupcakes, but it’s a great description. Very nice photos!
Glorious, Nancy. “Ecstasy of nature” says it perfectly.
Beautiful quote! The snow creates such magical creations, and there is a stillness in the air. We are getting much more snow today, but the winds are picking up, too, so I’ll enjoy the view from inside:)
That is a lovely quote, and a gorgeous photo to go along with it.
Jen
You really capture the essence of winter. I can feel the cold as though I were standing there. And the serenity, too. Lovely!