Frozen Beauty

This was from a very cold day when the creek was getting closing to being covered by ice. The glow of the sun on the water caught my eye, and I froze my fingers and toes while I tried to capture the beauty.

 

Mountain lions following each other

A female mountain lion visited a scrape under a huge spruce tree. She was followed by a male (in long version of video - see link in comments). The amazing thing about this spot is that there's a trail only 20 yards away, yet the lions seem so relaxed when there.

 

 

Mother Nature

 Nature is the best artist I know!

Comparison

Which do you like better? They are the same scene but the first one used a much longer shutter time than the second. No matter what, I love the reflection of the sky on the water when there are intricate ice formations nearby.

 

 

 

Glowing

The glowing sight of sunshine reflecting in the creek next to exquisite ice makes me happy. The forecast for this week is very cold so I suspect that the creek will finally close up. We shall see.

 

 

Awed

 Yesterday was my favorite day on the creek since it started freezing over. It was bone-achingly cold but the beauty was incredible.

 

The creek's refections

The creek and its reflections of the sky are amazing. It's so cold standing in the snow to see it but it's always worth it.

 

Mother mountain lion and two kittens

 

Enjoy!

Christmas reflections

The reflected light on the creek and ice was exquisite on Christmas morning. What a gift to be able to see it.

 

 

 

Happy Christmas

 Happy Christmas, my friends. I spent time by the creek today and literally felt tears in my eyes because it was so beautiful.

Happy Solstice

The creek is icing over so slowly this year, and I love it! It has given me lots of opportunities to capture the beauty of the ice. These vivid colors are so welcome on the shortest day of the year. Happy Solstice.

A female mountain lion caterwauling

This female mountain lion is searching for a mate. She caterwauls and scent marks. A male mountain lion was sniffing around the area within a few days.

Pop Goes the Weasel!

Watch what this weasel did to move through the deep snow!

The jewel like colors

 The creek ice is blowing my mind. I gasped when I caught sight of this water hole with its jewel-like ice surrounding it. The colors are from the reflection of the steep sunlit hillside on the north side of the creek.