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Icy Feeder

In the pre-dawn hours this day snow fell lightly. Soon it changed to light rain dripping from the low clouds on to ground and objects chilled to below-freezing temperatures. Pretty much everything received a thin coat of ice making for a hazardous commute for people driving to work. Me? It was a day off for me… I worked my weekend rotation last week and this day off was comp time!

After It stopped raining I ventured outdoors to clear out the seed-catching trays from our bird feeders. The trays were blocked by ice and seed shells and, with rain expected, needed to be emptied to be clean.

After my little chore I strolled around the grounds with my camera. Trees and shrubs were covered with a thin  coating of ice that was rapidly melting. I thought I had a couple of very good images but, for various reasons, found I only had one or two I liked. A berry, encapsulated within an ice globe, was pretty and fascinating.

Ice Globe

Holiday Card?

It's looking like we won't be making our own holiday cards this year. I'd picked out an image –ivy in a snowy setting– but it was judged not "just right" for a card. {sigh} Shown here is that image, which I like very much, recorded in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, during a November 22 visit. There's still one more photo that may please us both, but precious little time remaining to make and send cards. Sorry!

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