Early this morning, the children race around the house to announce the news: Snow! Just flurries, but still the excitement mounts as the sun rises on our town.
I grab my camera and go outside on this blustery morning. I’m in thin pajamas–no hat, no gloves, not even my coat–and it’s amazing how I don’t notice the cold.
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| First Snow on a Berry |
It’s because I see something so magnificent it diminishes me for once. I’m not even aware of my own frozen fingers.
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| Snowflake on Concrete |
Is it true that each one is different? And why does this design delight?
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| Snowflake on a Stone |
Close up, I see something so wonderful, so miniature in its grandeur.
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| Snowflake on a Log |
The beauty of these tiny designs keeps me outside too long. But I don’t notice what comes against me; I don’t notice myself at all. That’s what beauty–real beauty–does to a soul.
You get caught up in the awe of it, and even in the cold gray of a winter morning, you are set free from yourself.
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I was watching the Penn. State football game and noticed, “Hmm. It's snowing.” And then I thought of you.
Wow! We had our first snow yesterday, but it was not a big snow.
What amazing pictures!!
Beautiful photography! And you're right: what IS it about snowflakes that delight?!
Dianna
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God once used a single snowflake on a windshield to remind me that if He puts that much creativity and design into snowflakes, how much more intentionally must He have created all the aspects of me.
Beautiful photos! I didn't know it was that easy to visually capture an individual snowflake with a camera.
Terrific shots! Oh, how I'd love to see and photograph snow up close.