This little guy is always out there. I watch him daily from my upstairs window as he happily jumps from limb to limb and visits with the birds - - his friends.
Yes, this is actually ice on my car windshield as I prepared to leave for work. Deciding to make the best of it, I captured its often-ignored beauty with a closeup camera lens.
We can find beauty, if we look for it. The slowly rising smoke from this burning trash makes its own artistic statements in wispy hues of transparent blues and grays.
Interesting enough, a trip to a local department store yielded this unusual shot. Melting ice on a cliff next to the parking lot offered a surprising array of ice cycle formations.
Who knows what caused this strong, iron vessel to crack? Perhaps a visual lesson here: The strongest among us have weaknesses. Those cracks develop character.
No, I am not blessed with a patch of sunflowers in my yard. This one came from the florist's counter at the local grocery store. It nonetheless offers uplifting beauty during the winter months as it soaks up the light through my kitchen window.