Thursday, February 9, 2012

Natural Ice Sculptures

















Yesterday, when we were walking near Corbridge along the Devil's Water, a tributary of the River Tyne, we found these natural ice sculptures in mid-stream. The water level had dropped overnight and left them suspended from the rocks. With today's rain and thaw their ephemeral beauty will have dissolved away,


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2012 at 4:57 PM

    That's marvellous, I've never seen anything quite like that.

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  2. holdingmomentsFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    Nature is the perfect artist.

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  3. Richard PeglerFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Stunningly beautiful, Phil!

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  4. Scriptor SenexFebruary 10, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Beautiful. All we've got on the Wirral is cold rain.

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    1. PhilFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:51 PM

      Our cold spell didn't last long John, but it produced some memorable icy sculptures..

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