Through the Lens Week 46

'Let children walk with nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death, life and their joyous inseparable unity.'
~ John Muir


We are linked this week with these creative bloggers:





Since we haven't been able to get out except to the deck my photos today are 'right in front of nose' ~ This is the hardest winter in a long time for New England.





'Muse Dog and Ice on door ~ She came speedily in needless to say. Brrrr!
Cape Ann MA





Pretty ice on our storm door ~ Snow, bitter cold and more snow predicted. Fun ~ no!





As you probably can tell by my posts ~ N ~ is for NO MORE SNOW ~ New England has had more than its fair share of  nature's  snow dance on Cape Ann MA, please.





Haiku expressing need for sun and no more winter!





Wishing you best in each day. xo

Your posted comments add delight to our day. thanks!





Comments

  1. ValerieFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    For those of us who don't get to see snow in our own environment, the prospect of lots of it does evoke images of much fun and beauty, but I can understand that, when it is constant and restricts everyday activities, the novelty soon wears off! Hope you're managing to keep warm.

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  2. mickFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Beautiful winter photos and the frost patterns are really great. Even on this side of the world we have heard of your very harsh winter. Stay safe - and warm!

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  3. Sylvia KFebruary 16, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Ah, it does look SO cold!!! And here in Portland it is sunny and so mild for this time of year!!! Great shots as always, Caroll!! Stay warm and have a good week!!

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  4. LauraFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    I love your frosty photos Carol!

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  5. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Great quote - looking very cold over your way, very different to our summer!

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  6. Linda KayFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    Carol, do you need to scoop out a place for your doggie to go to do his business? I can remember doing that when we lived in the North. So sorry for all the snow you have gotten this winter. You must be getting pretty tired of it!

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  7. Yamini MacLeanFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    Hari OM
    Harsh beauty glaring
    four paws a shadow casting
    true frosted glass

    We saw tonight that you are in for another big blizzard...stay safe, stay warm! YAM xx

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  8. jp@A Green RidgeFebruary 16, 2015 at 7:32 PM

    Being tucked inside myself, the world outside looks beautiful although I too wish it were warmer and less treacherous, Carol...:)JP

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  9. colleenFebruary 16, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    Fantastic! I feel like I'm getting a glimpse into a magic land of fairy tales.

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  10. AlFebruary 16, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    I knew I'd see snow on your blog today, and it is pretty (even if you don't want to see any more). Have a great week - try to stay warm. And get ready for your next storm!

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  11. Linda KunsmanFebruary 16, 2015 at 7:51 PM

    oh I do feel for you Carol!!! We have it bad -but nothing like the amounts of that stuff you have been getting hit with. Even though it does make for some beautiful photos I know that you, like me, are ready to take springtime pics:)

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  12. Yogi♪♪♪February 16, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    I can't believe the weather you are having. Very brutal.

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  13. Cranberry MorningFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:40 PM

    Artmuse dog is darling! I am sorry that you are having such miserable weather. I think we'll all be glad to see winter go this year.

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  14. Photo CacheFebruary 17, 2015 at 12:33 AM

    Lovely photos as usual. That quote from John Muir I haven't read before today.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  15. MariFebruary 17, 2015 at 12:55 AM

    Those are pretty photos from your window. The small traces of snowflakes look like stardust.

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  16. AmyFebruary 17, 2015 at 1:31 AM

    hi carol thanks so much for your comment at my blog. are you having blizzards there? i've never experienced one as it doesn't get cold enough where we are in NZ.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2015 at 3:40 AM

    Lovely shots of the snow and ice! Keep warm.

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  18. eileeninmdFebruary 17, 2015 at 4:37 AM

    Oh my, Carol! You have so much snow there, I hope it stops soon... I do love your frosty images and haiku and the John Muir quote! Stay warm and have a happy day!

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  19. EG CameraGirlFebruary 17, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    It's pretty but also very frustrating! I hope all that snow doesn't thaw at once and cause flooding!

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  20. C.S.HFebruary 17, 2015 at 8:44 AM

    Brrrrrrrrrr! My toes are growing numb just thinking about it! Beautiful photos and haiku as always!! Stay warm Carrol and Artmuse!

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  21. CarverFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    Stunning winter captures. I hope you are staying warm with the brutal winter you're having.

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  22. GattinaFebruary 18, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    Beautiful piictures ! But now I am longing for spring !

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  23. Tamar SBFebruary 18, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    Did you hear mayor Walsh tell idiots to stop jumping out windows into snow banks, oy!!

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  24. SeaThreePeeOFebruary 18, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Beautiful pictures. I love the colours in the sky.

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  25. chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.comFebruary 18, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    Lovely macros.

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  26. MerisiFebruary 18, 2015 at 1:22 PM

    What beauty you caught, even though you were not able to get outside!
    Hope you stay warm and safe,
    Merisi

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  27. Beatrice P. BoydFebruary 18, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    Carol, I am a first-time visitor who saw your comment about New England winter on Mari's blog and wanted to find out where you are living. We are recent to this area and living in Nashua, NH.\ as of Nov. Our native state is NJ and we spent 12 years on the VA eastern shore deciding to leave because we "missed" winter and snow. We still enjoy it, but wish it would have come in smaller doses and not one storm after another. Nashua got about 5 feet total accumulation from recent storms. Please stop in for a visit as we have posted some snow pics on our blog too.

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  28. AnnesphamilyFebruary 18, 2015 at 5:18 PM

    Hi Carol, I suggest you call Fed X and have them air lift some of the white stuff to the Rocky Mountain Woman ok? I have prayed for all of you snowed in. It would be ok if it was not so darn dangerous. I am guessing you are tired of it and could use a little color in your lives! I do love the photos though, thanks for sharing.

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  29. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    Oh may for you and all NE - what a trail with all that snow and coooooollllldddddddd! All that snow in front of your nose-wink - is pretty but I hear yeah -- enough! Keep safe.
    Hugs

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  30. Rocky Mountain WomanFebruary 18, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    I wish you could send us some! We are in bad shape this year and snow is our main source of water in the summer.

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  31. Balot's ChatterFebruary 18, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    Ohh! snowflakes! the wonders of how these ice crystals are beautifully crafted :D
    Stay safe and warm.

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  32. LindaFebruary 18, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    B-r-r-r! We got snow but not enough to make us snowed in.

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  33. BuckeroomamaFebruary 18, 2015 at 11:35 PM

    You make a snowstorm look so pretty!

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  34. MaggieFebruary 19, 2015 at 12:33 AM

    Your frosty images are beautiful but I can tell you've had enough! Hoping that sunshine and blue skies come your way soon.

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  35. Little Wandering WrenFebruary 19, 2015 at 12:40 AM

    Book a holiday to Australia!! Although if it's any consolation we are having a colder than normal summer so it's just lovely here... Your photos are beautiful. Keep warm and looking for those positives in your long, hard winter :)
    Wren x

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  36. Stewart MFebruary 19, 2015 at 1:59 AM

    I have to say Mr. M really did know what he was talking about!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  37. JimFebruary 19, 2015 at 2:00 AM

    Guess this is the hardest part of living in a Resort, Carol.
    I loved those snows when they came to New Hampshire.
    Please keep Art nice and warm, she is just a little doggy.
    .. :)

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  38. OhmydearestsFebruary 19, 2015 at 2:22 AM

    love the first quote! hope you get some sunshine soon!

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  39. Rick (Ratty)February 19, 2015 at 2:30 AM

    The frosty pictures from the door are great. I did the same thing a few years ago. I liked mine, but yours turned out better. I'll try again on a cold day.

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  40. Sara - Villa EmiliaFebruary 19, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    Hello Carol! Your photos are lovely!
    We are buried in snow and ice, too. It's beautiful but sometimes a little bit tiring...
    We composed some kinds of Haiku poems at school, years ago.
    Yours is so inspiring that perhaps I need to try it again sometimes. Looks like fun!
    Stay warm! :)

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  41. SarahBethFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Each morning when I watch the news, it's all about snow, snow, snow! I can't imagine. I hope it's over for you really soon! Keep warm!

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  42. DeniseFebruary 19, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Oh boy! I love that first shot.

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  43. Jenn JilksFebruary 19, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    You've been hit hard with snow! How does doggie like it?!
    My cats feel differently. Daisy, the smallest, is out there watching the bird feeder. Dratted squirrels!!!

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  44. abriannaFebruary 19, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    I love the icy blue and the snow pattern in that first shot. Today we have temps not reaching 40 and a wind chill-highly unusual weather for here -the /d/e/e/p/ /s/o/u/t/h. Sunday it will be 70.

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  45. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    Yes, NE has really been hit and I hope it is finished. Love the photo with the sky!

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  46. tiarastantrumsFebruary 19, 2015 at 2:45 PM

    great captures of ice crystals!

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  47. DeniseFebruary 19, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    I'm baaaaack. Just wanted to say that my grandchildren and I met the nicest girls from Tulane at one of the parades. They made sure my grandchildren got most all of their plush throws and a lot of the beads (and no flashing their fronts, either.). They were all on the volleyball team.
    Go Pelicans!

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  48. Su-sieee! MacFebruary 19, 2015 at 6:26 PM

    Brrrrrrrrringly beautiful!
    The View from the Top of the Ladder

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  49. Kim Cunningham February 19, 2015 at 8:12 PM

    You guys need a snow break and a big thaw!

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  50. IndraniFebruary 20, 2015 at 12:31 AM

    Harsh winters can be hard! Take care!
    Great series of pics.

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  51. Tara R.February 20, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Your icy photos are beautiful, but they make me very cold. Hopefully spring arrives soon.

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  52. Joseph PulikotilFebruary 20, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Very interesting photos. Some of the photos of snow send a chill up my spine.

    Excellent quote. If children are taught to enjoy nature, the world will be a safe place to live in. Modern man is destroying nature on the pretext of development. Global warming, truant rains, changing temperature are the end result of mindless destruction of nature.

    Best wishes

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  53. Magical Mystical TeacherFebruary 20, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    So many snowflakes that you can't possibly count them all!

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  54. LeaFebruary 20, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    I so hope some warmth comes your way soon... your photos are glorious, but I know at what a cost this heavy amount of snow is to you all... I am glad that you got a glimpse of sun, it radiates from your haiku!

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  55. A Bit of the BlarneyFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    Oh the loveliness of those beautiful crystals. Diamonds that soon, we all hope, will melt away, but also remembered when the sun is so hot and the tea is iced. Have a wonderful weekend!! Thank you for your visit!

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  56. LmkazmierczakFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Still frigid in Chicagoland and I m sticking to taking photos from my car...sometimes you just make do...love your frosty photos♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/neve-ne%C2%B7ve/

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  57. J CFebruary 20, 2015 at 5:00 PM

    Oh, oh my, all that snow. I would love it....the first day. Stay warm.

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  58. Gillena CoxFebruary 21, 2015 at 1:58 AM

    warm wishes, hope you get some sun

    much love...

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  59. SnapFebruary 21, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    Hope you and Art Muse are staying safe, warm and cozy. The frost is so pretty .. magical.

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  60. Priti LisaFebruary 22, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    pretty...it is true.
    but really, really, REALLY over it.
    you really captured the chill
    in your icy-blue photos carol...hang in there.
    ♥ ♥

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  61. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 22, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    move here to New Zealand, and there is no snow.

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  62. rebeccaFebruary 22, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    thank goodness the sun found you!

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  63. Fun60February 25, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    Hope you are keeping warm. The photos look amazing but I'm glad I'm not there.

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