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Monday, January 14, 2013

Ice Water and Open Spaces

After a couple of days of unseasonably warm weather, winter is back in northern Illinois.  We've had almost no snow this winter, but it's turned cold again.  Mother Nature doesn't want us Midwesterners to get soft, after all.  I thought I'd share a few wintry shots I made today.

I stopped by a forest preserve and was rewarded with the sight of ice floating down the river.


The barren fields certainly look cold and bleak, don't they?


I actually love to drive in the country when everything is frozen and bare.  There is nothing quite like rocketing down small country roads crusted with snow and being able to see forever across the wide open spaces.


31 comments:

  1. I'm hoping it stays cold for a while. I really want to take the kids ice skating!

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  2. Snow's only just arrived here after a reasonably mild winter, it does look pretty while it's all fresh and untouched :)

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  3. Beautiful. I need to start driving back country roads in the winter. Why do I think this is something to do only in fair weather?

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  4. Gosh it looks so cold but impressive. I think the last time I saw a frozen lake.....no pond was when I was a child....we (all us kids) thought it was great fun that is until the farmer fenced it off tut!!!

    keep well

    Amanda :-)

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  5. Nice view, must be really cold. Love it when you share these beautiful images. =)

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  6. Oh- That looks so cold! I can't wait for Spring...we are cold here, too- xo Diana

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  7. Bbrrr, great pics though - I love the prettiness that ice & snow gives to the landscape.
    Stay warm!
    xx

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  8. We are cold here too.

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  9. Very pretty scenery. We seldom see much snow but we get ice quite often in early spring.

    Cute story about your clementines....yes, Harriet loves those Cuties oranges!

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  10. We share your winter weather and I can say one thing about winter, "It sure does look pretty in pictures!" In real life however, I prefer spring and summer flowers!

    Great pictures though.

    BTW....Did Santa get you a new mixer?

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  11. Beautiful, Lynette. We had that unreasonably warm spring-like weather this past week.. NOW though, we are having freezing rain tonight --and it's 29 degrees... Yipes!!! Winter is BACK...

    Love your pictures. Stay WARM!!!
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  12. like your pics! it is raining right now in central pa...

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  13. its looks cold but there is something peaceful about your pictures. Nature is laying in wait

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  14. Wow, those are some big skies you have there! That first photo is fabulous Lynette ... winter perfection!

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  15. Snow and ice change the landscape so much and allow us to see it from a different perspective. I love watching the ice drift but nowadays it is so cold in Norway that the rivers are totally frozen!

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  16. wow..that looks seriously COLD. The photos are fabulous.

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  17. Wow, look at that icy river! Amazing. We don't see things like that often in Alabama! Pretty photos, Lynette!!!

    xo,
    RJ

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  18. Great photos! Looks very cold although I always find a frozen landscape rather beautiful. Maggie xx

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  19. Looks pretty cold. We had a wonderfully warm weekend that tempted us with a feel of spring and daffodils poking their green shoots out of the earth, but winter is back.
    Hugs,
    Laura

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  20. I know that feeling...I love driving my country back roads! I found your blog through Pear Tree Log. I also live in a turn of the century home...

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  21. Gorgeous winter shots! I don't get a lot to take pictures during the cold weather, but it's still a great time to get some stunning captures. The ice is particularly beautiful.

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  22. Ah...food for the winter loving soul. Keep in mind, I'm a Canadian...can't really get around it...

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  23. We don't get ice here in Sydney. It doesn't ever get that cold. I do wonder how you drive in those conditions with the roads being so icy. xx

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  24. Floating ice on the river...It's awesome! Beautiful shots.
    ~Kim
    http://2justByou.blogspot.com

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  25. That does look a little cold for a southern gal.

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  26. Felt like a breath of fresh air just seeing your photographs... Good Job!

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  27. Hello, Dear! I've come to your blog from the blog of one of my sweet commenters ~ you know how that goes ~ :) ~ Now following you!
    So nice to "meet" you!
    Hugs,
    Anne

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  28. Although I really don't like the hassle of snow, the transport disruption, etc. I have to admit that your photos are beautiful. I particularly like the ice floating down the river, and would enjoy seeing that myself on a walk.

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  29. Those are beautiful pictures!!! I think winter is lovely. Thanks so much for sharing on my blog hop!
    Angie
    godsgrowinggarden.com

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  30. Very pretty, we haven't gotten any snow in my part of Virginia yet this year, so I've had to be content with looking at others' photos.

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  31. This is definitely the Midwest from another perspective. Great images!

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