Amazing Nature

Nature is so amazing, but you already knew that. Just in case you didn't or had missed it, I am here to remind you of some of those amazing sights.
Fasten your seat belts or put on your walking boots, cause I want to take you to a few sights that have caught my attention.

Just down the road from where I live, I saw the following scenes. The sun was working its magic and melting the winter snow, turning it into small streams along the roadside ditches. Overnight, as the temperatures dropped, some of this running water had turned to ice.
Here the dried grass has caught some of that ice.

Ice and running water can result in some pretty displays.

Some of that ice is so thin and is pushed up by the water around it.

Some pieces are a little larger, like this. Still not very big, but unique.

And for reasons known only to the Creator, some ice forms little sculptures.

On another day, after supper, Steve and I decided too check out an area known to have Bald Eagles, especially during the spring migration. We did see some, but not many that were very cooperative, as far as pictures are concerned. This immature Bald Eagle was the only one I had a chance on.

Before we got to the eagle location, we had noticed some interesting ice in the ditch, so we went back there.I am so glad we did.

The ice formed the most delicate of sculptures.

I have few words describe how pretty this was.

The sun was low on the horizon and highlighted each little ice leaf so perfectly.

Delicate, fragile beauty and all formed out of ice.

This was one of those times that I was so thankful to have stopped and taken a second look. All the time we were photographing these scenes, we knew that the next day, with a few warm rays of sunshine, all this would be gone.

It proved to me once again that we must take time to stop and enjoy the amazing nature all around us.