Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Sunday 9 August 2020

Sunday Selections #493





Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
  
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
 
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen. 
 
I usually run with a theme. 
Last week I mentionedmoaned that our winter was warmer than normal and that I hadn't had the chance to freeze bubbles.

On Thursday morning it was -4.6C (23.5F) at first light.  Ever hopeful I headed outside (himself was fast asleep and Jazz remained inside).

It was very nearly cold enough.  The bubbles froze, though not as much as I would have liked.

Settle back and see/endure lots of photos.


The bubbles lose their iridescence as they freeze.





This one developed a slow leak and I was fascinated watching it shrink.










 Those white specks on the bubble above I think are the first signs of a layer of frost.






I am fascinated by the shell they leave behind when they break.



They didn't freeze as hard as I would have like (a minus 8 or 9 would have been better), but the mad woman with a camera had a delightful time anyway.  Some of the bubbles lasted for well over half an hour.


Since my morning of bubbles we have been having gentle life giving rain.  Jazz is not happy, but he is alone in that.  I hope your week to come brings you joy as well. 

160 comments:

  1. They are just as wild looking when they deflate or explode. Very cool even if it wasn't quite cold enough.
    Here we are the opposite. Very hot.

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    1. Alex J. Cavanaugh: The deflation/explosion is fascinating isn't it? I am very glad to be in winter and hope you can stay cool - and safe.

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  2. Amazing. I'll have to try that when our winter rolls around.

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  3. Interesting how bubbles look when frozen and when they break apart.

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    1. Jamie Ghione: The slow leaks and the explosions fascinate me. I was blown away when I first saw it and now look for it every year.

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  4. Freezing bubbles is new to me. I'll have to put on my list of things to do this winter. If it gets cold enough.

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    1. Mike: You really need a good hard frost and a still morning but since I first discovered it a few years ago it has become an annual treat for me. I hope you can play when winter rolls around.

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    2. I told my daughter about the freezing bubbles. She has it on her list of things to do for her and my granddaughter this winter.

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    3. Mike: I hope she does - and that you share the process. It really is a heap of fun.

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  5. I have tried in the past after I saw your beautiful bubbles. I was not successful. : )

    I enjoyed this post. : ))

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    1. Catarina: I wonder why they didn't freeze for you? I would have expected that your winters would be much better for freezing bubbles than our wimpy ones.

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  6. It is Saturday afternoon as I read over your Sunday endeavors. Fascinating how we live on opposite sides of the world and tomorrow is there for you and I am currently yesterday for you. Then the winter temperatures and we have the high summer highs here. I doubt I ever make it to Australia. But I love the virtual visits.

    But one thing we have in common is that our cats both don't like the rain. I've cultivated a semi-feral cat and she brought her babies to my back door. The babies are fairly tame. Well tame enough to easily fetch and take to the vet for shots and that all important neutering and spaying. The mother is now spayed. So I only have ten cats now.

    But back to bubbles. One day in the near, near future, I will try my hand at freezing bubbles. We usually have a hard freeze early one morning in December. Then about ten more in January or February. Some people go on a journey of a lifetime. I will venture on the journey of the bubble.

    Cheers Ann.

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    1. Ann Bennett: It is decidedly Sunday here (though not yet light).
      I have shared my life with cats who liked rain (or at least gentle rain). Jazz doesn't. I am thrilled that you have been able to spay the cats. Well done - their lives will be much improved.
      I do hope you enjoy the journey of the bubble. I first came across the concept in a report from your hemisphere and have had a heap of fun playing. My inner child is often the healthiest and happiest part of me.

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  7. Lovely bubbles series, they are beautiful EC.

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    1. Bob Bushell: Thank you. My inner child is very fond of bubbles.

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  8. Thanks to the mad woman with the camera...for giving us a lovely way to end the week.

    We had rain over the last couple of days, too. Not pouring rain, but soothing, continuous showers.

    My two rascals are playing like two kittens at the moment, but as soon as I climb back into bed with the Sunday paper they'll settle down.

    Keep taking good care, EC,,,I hope the coming week is a happy one for you and yours Cuddles to Jazz. :)

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    1. Lee: The mad woman with the camera is glad to oblige.
      Jazz has been out, and come in. He has had a HUGE breakfast and is currently digesting. I hope that you and your overlords have a wonderful week.

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  9. Every time I see your frozen bubbles, it reminds me I haven’t done them with our grandkids yet. Wrong season of course!

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    1. Marie Smith: Would you like me to remind you when your winter comes round?

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  10. A wonderful experiment. I love tho different shapes of the bubbles and their transformation. I remember seeing kettles of boiling water thrown once in a deep freeze and was too involved to take pictures.

    XO
    WWW

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    1. Wisewebwoman: Kettles of water thrown in a deep freeze? That would be a sight to see. An incredible sight to see.

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  11. I'm glad you finally got your bubble treat - at one stage you were unsure that it would get cold enough this year. That last photo is particularly enchanting. It sounds as if you will have a coterie of frozen bubble followers all over the northern hemisphere! It doesn't get anywhere near cold enough to try it here.

    It's good to hear that Jazz is doing well; here's hoping it continues. We had a beautiful day yesterday, but this morning it is drizzly and cold. There will be a walk later, I hope.
    Take care of yourself, EC, and enjoy the week to come.

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    1. Alexia: I was wondering whether I would get a chance this year. Despite it not being as cold as I would have liked (and I am certain I was one of the few hoping for colder mornings) I had a truly wonderful time outside.
      Jazz is doing MUCH better at the moment, which is lovely. Long may it continue.
      It is wet again today (very wet). Which is also welcome.
      I do hope that you get your walk later. I might even pick up a brolly and go myself to revel in the rain washed air.
      I hope your week is healthy, happy and lovely.

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  12. I am so happy you got to make frozen bubbles again. I wish WWWW would elaborate on the boiling water.

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    1. Andrew: I am completely with you. I would LOVE to hear more about flash freezing boiling water.

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  13. Yay for bubbles! My apologies to Jazz, but I do hope that you have a number of chances in the coming weeks for a bubblicious good time. The shells they leave behind are rather prehistoric-looking.
    Hugs to you and let Jazz know I've thrown him a warmed towel to cuddle up in.

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    1. River Fairchild: Thank you. I do hope that when this welcome rain leaves we have lots and lots of chilly mornings. Himself has just got up and Jazz is cuddled up in his arms telling him just how badly he has been treated this morning. That cat lies as well as depression and anxiety do.

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  14. Oboy! Bubble time once again. I always enjoy seeing your bubble adventures, and the other pictures mixed in are also fun. Thanks for the smiles! :-)

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    1. DJan: I am very, very happy to have given you smiles.

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  15. I wonder, do your neighbors ever ask to participate? Chase them for you?

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    1. Joanne Noragon: Never. At this time of year one of my neighbours leaves for work before first light. The others are firmly ensconced inside. People drive past, but no-one has ever stopped.

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  16. Well I just love your bubbles, remember them from last year. Must try it sometime if it's cold enough in the mornings, knowing me I will forget :)

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    1. Margaret D: I hope if it gets cold enough you do remember. I thoroughly enjoy it each year.

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  17. Dew drops are amazing and find it amazing that your in the winter season.

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    1. peppylady (Dora): Not dew drops but soap bubbles. We are very definitely in winter - which I like much better than summer.

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  18. Lovely pictures 💛🧡 Have a nice weekend!!

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    1. windowtothebeauty: Welcome and thank you. You have a lovely weekend too.

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  19. I cannot wait to try that EC. We didn't have cold nights last winter, for some reason. I was all ready too, for when we did, with bubbles and dye and my camera. I hope you get more changes. I love these. So fun, EC!

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    1. Strayer: I really hope that you get to play with bubbles this winter. I have a heap of fun each year and was seriously miffed when I thought I wouldn't get the chance this year. With luck we will get another even colder day...

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  20. Bubble freezing time! I love them, but could never get out in such cold to do it myself. Temperature extremes are not for me. I can't tell if Lola is happy with the weather or not, she either lies around blinking at me or runs around like a tornado, then sleeps for hours at a time, no matter what the weather is.

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    1. River: I love them too and the dread disease means that while I do get cold it takes a long time at lower temperatures than what my partner insists on calling 'normal people'.
      Jazz makes his opinions about the weather (and quite a lot of other things) very clear. He wanted to go out this morning. I opened the back door. It was raining. He ran to the front door. I opened that for him too and he ran onto the veranda. He didn't get off the veranda and demanded that I let him back in. I did. And he spiked me, ate some breakfast and retired back to bed.

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    1. River: Jazz is a rescue cat who was captured living wild beside a river. Our best guess is that he is twelve or thirteen, but he could be more.

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  22. Hi EC - the bubbles are quite amazing ... love seeing them ... like an aging person ... pure and full, crumbling slowly, til the skin wrinkles completely and they live as long as. That's a gloomy analogy ... apologies! We're in a heat wave and it's way too hot for me ... but will slowly break during the week - but I really don't like freezing and dark either!! We do need rain here on the coast ... they've had it inland, but it scoots over us. Take care and enjoy your cooler climes ... Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: I do hope your heat breaks and you get some rain. I am not a fan of heat at all. The dark in mid winter bothers me much more than the temperature.I have earned my wrinkles so can live comfortably with your analogy.
      Stay cool, stay well, stay safe.

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  23. A fun project--- But don't anyone you're playing with bubles in the freezing cold. They might not be as understanding as we all are. Hugs from here...

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    1. Bill: My inner child and I have very little shame - and none where bubbles are concerned. Hugs back.

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  24. lol EC all these years I've been watching you play silly buggers with soapy water in the middle of winter I thought you did it quietly in your own
    backyard....not in full view of all the neighbours on your nature strip :)
    I do hope you get another go this winter EC. Once is not enough to enjoy the sparkle of the winter's morning.

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    1. Cathy: The backyard is more protected and very rarely gets much frost. It HAS to be the front yard, and the neighbours are probably used to mad woman with camera dances. I hope to get another go as well, but am glad to have this time.

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  25. Dear EC
    Beautiful, ethereal artworks. I love the thought of you dashing about with bubbles and your camera in the early morning - that makes me smile! (Also huge respect, because I know I couldn't get up that early!)
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: Your respect is not warranted. Insomnia gets me up very early, and playing with bubbles is a more productive use of my time than some mornings - and it is a heap of fun.
      Have a great week.

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  26. I love your bubbles - they remind me of marbles and prehistoric sea creatures. And I always forget when winter comes to us. Right now it's warm and nice + 25 Celsius I love summer with long days and warm. I would love winter and cold as well if it WAS cold. Murky, rainy winters with days never getting quite light is so depressing.
    PS: Do you have to make the bubbles in the early morning for them to work, or would a quiet day with below -5 Celsius do as well? We have sometimes what I call arctic days, with freezing, not a wind moving, ice everywhere and clear, sharp sunshine. I love those days!

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): I think your arctic days would work well. Our chilly days warm surprisingly quickly when the sun rises so bubbles have to be blown early. We mostly have sunshine in winter (with a few foggy mornings), which makes the chilly days easy to bear.
      25C is about my upper comfort limit - I am happiest at about 14C.

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  27. I have never thought of this. Must give this a try when winter comes. When you live in a city you have no privacy, but who cares what people think. I'll blow my bubbles.

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    1. mxtodis123: While people driving/walking past have seen me none have stopped to comment. And I refuse to let the thought of what they might think get in the way of my fun. I hope you can try - and hope it succeeds.

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  28. Wonderful, Sue! We should be blowing figurative bubbles of one kind or another. Actually, these days we are more likely to be in a bubble! Is it your seventh birthday coming up?

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    1. David Gascoigne: My inner child is frequently the happiest and healthiest part of me, but I have no idea how old she is. I do know that she is NOT a teenager. She is far too happy for that.

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  29. This is so cool and I always enjoy seeing your frozen bubbles. I would love to try this in the winter and I hope to remember to try it.

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    1. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: I hope you remember too. I first saw it as a possibility from your side of the world and I am very glad that I remembered to try. It has been a winter treat for quite a few years now.

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  30. So what exactly are the bubbles Sue? They look like fun.

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    1. Jo: Soap bubbles. I blow them using dishwashing liquid and a hand made blower - essentially a piece of wire roughly twisted into a circle. And they ARE fun.

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  31. OMGosh frozen bubbles. That leak! I have NEVER seen this. This is an amazing and interesting post. Loved it!! Thanks.

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    1. J C: It is a heap of fun, and the slow leaks fascinate me. I even have a photo which shows the hole the air is leaking from.

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    2. I am still amazed! But I cannot try it. Never gets cold enough here in FL where one can fry eggs on the sidwalk!

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    3. J C: My city has both extremes. We get very hot in summer and can usually count on a hard frost or two in winter. I like winter MUCH better than summer and feel for those enduring summer heat.

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  32. How beautiful!!! I never seen such bubbles here in Hawaii.

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    1. gigi-hawaii: Do you get frost in winter? In my ignorance I wouldn't think so, but would be glad to be told differently. It does need frost, and the harder the better.

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  33. So fascinating and beautiful!

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    1. Natalia: I think so - and am glad that others do as well.

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  34. Your freezing bubbles are always so fascinating. I'll have to try that this winter. I'm just not that good at being out in the cold but I can see where you would get caught up in the amazement and forget the cold for a time. Take care and stay safe, my friend. Give a hug to Jazz for me.

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    1. Mason Canyon: I am lucky. It takes me a long time to feel the cold, so I suffer much less than other people. It is a heap of fun and I smile so widely as I play that my face hurts. If (and it is a big if) my partner is up he watches with Jazz from inside in the warm. Jazz is feeling benign this morning and thanks you for the hug.

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  35. I love your bubbles and hope you have a delightfully, sunny, warm week.

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    1. Mildred Ratched: I love them too. We have more rain expected this week (yay) but I am hoping for a good one. And hope that yours is too.

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  36. I love those little things that bring us joy. Thank you for sharing your joy with us. Have a safe and healthy week.

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    1. Myrna R.: I am a big fan of joy. Big or little. I hope your week is healthy and happy.

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  37. it is an interesting to see winter in Australia

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    1. Gosia: Winter in Australia is quite varied. My city gets colder than many - and I revel in it.

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  38. Literal frozen bubbles? That's so cool! Even the broken ones are terribly neat.

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    1. John Wiswell: Definitely literally frozen bubbles. I am endlessly fascinated by the shell they leave behind too. I played days ago, but as I answer comments on this post I am smiling broadly at the memories.

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  39. It looks like great fun. Maybe someday it will be cold enough here, we get a freeze once in so often.

    My selections are over here.

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    1. messymimi: I thoroughly enjoyed your selections - and hope that some day you too can freeze bubbles.

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  40. I'm glad you finally got to have a winter bubble day! You have caught the various stages of your frozen bubbles so well.

    I love the frost on the plant leaves as well. And the fact that you are getting some rain now. I know rain is always needed in your neck of the woods, even if Jazz doesn't approve :)

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    1. jenny_o: Rain is always welcome here. And this morning was bright and sunny (though coolish) so Jazz was happy too. The bubble day was a bonus which I appreciate - though my greedy self would like another one or two.

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  41. Those bubble pics never cease to amaze me, and please, as always, I ask that you send some of that cold weather over here, please.(lol) Stay well! Hugs, RO

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    1. RO: I would happily share some of our blissfully cool weather - so long as you don't send hot days in return. Stay well, stay safe - and stay as cool as you can.

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  43. Finally! The much anticipated and awaited frozen bubbles pics. You always post them when it is blazing hot here and is a wonderful sight to see. It reminds me that time flies and fall and winter will be here before I really know it. Meanwhile I will look at your bubbles then go stand in front of the freezer for a minute, close my eyes and pretend!

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    1. Anne in the kitchen: It is only fair. When we are deep in the sweaty season I turn to photos from your side of the world for relief. I am hoping that there will be more bubble opportunities - and will post them if there are. Stay cool, stay safe.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: I love them too - and there is always room for fun in my life.

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  45. Love it! I must remember to give freezing bubbles a try when winter temperatures return here.

    And hooray for your rain! When we moved to the west coast, I was afraid the winter rains would drag me into the doldrums, but to my surprise I've discovered that I love them. As you say, the rain is life-giving, and it feels like a blessing to me. (Mind you, by the time spring finally arrives, I'm usually ready to be blessed a little less frequently...) :-)

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    1. Diane Henders: We rarely get enough rain here, so it remains a blessing.
      Another cool morning here, and I am going to try bubble blowing again shortly.

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  46. Love frozen bubbles! I've done it with some classes over the years and it's always fun!

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    1. Jemi Fraser: It is a heap of fun isn't it? I had no idea it was even a possibility when I was at school - and wish I had. Just the same, my (not very) adult self enjoys it now.

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  47. Never heard of or seen frozen bubbles as we don't have winter here! Your sequence of new rainbow bubbles to bubble shells is incredible, it's all NEW to me. Some of the bubbles look like baubles on a Christmas tree. Well done, I like the frost on the leaves. OH... please give us a winter's day here

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    1. kestrel: My city is renowned for being cold in winter, though on a global scale our winter is definitely wimpy. And has been even more wimpy than usual this year. I delight in freezing bubbles and look forward to it every year - if I get lucky there will be another opportunity this year.
      I am a big, big fan of the colder months and would share it if I could.

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  48. Oh how utterly delightful!! I just can't get enough of your gorgeous bubble photos, and can see why you love photographing them. They are truly magical!!😊😊
    Seems strange sitting here and gazing at the frost in your pictures...it has just topped 40°C!!!

    Have a great day!

    Much love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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    1. Ygraine: 40C???? Shudder. I hope you get some cooling relief soon. This may be the first and only bubble day this winter, but I am so grateful that I had it.
      Stay cool, stay safe.

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  49. Frozen bubbles? That’s a new one on me but it seems like great fun.
    I’d love to have a few of your frost bubbles here, it is hot and humid and not at all pleasant. I prefer cold to heat.

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    1. Friko: I also prefer cold to heat. I find it much easier to get warm and stay warm than to cool down. Humidity? Bleah. And yes, the bubbles are a heap of fun.

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  50. I enjoyed your frosty morning bubble photos. Great idea and you have sown a seed. If I can remember that far ahead, when winter comes I am going to try this. Thanks for the idea :)

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    1. DeniseinVA: I hope you do remember - and that your bubbles succeed. When our summer comes round I may remind people in your hemisphere so I can bask in their chilly charm.

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    2. Please do remind us :) I am a winter lover and always enjoy your photos during our summer. Do you buy a bubble mix already made, or do you make your own?

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    3. DeniseinVA: I will happily remind you. I use dishwashing liquid and a hand made blower (a piece of wire twisted into a circle). Cheap, but fun.

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    4. Creative and clever and I will definitely do that. Thanks so much! :)))

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    5. DeniseinVA: I am looking forward to seeing the results of your play. By that time we will be deep in the sweaty season and a cool reminder of winter will be very, very welcome.

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  51. Oh bubbles! Yay! Very beauteous.
    Stay safe. Be healthy.

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    1. Sandra Cox: Your cyber wishes of bubble weather AND rain both came true (on consecutive days). I am very grateful to you. Very, very grateful.

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  52. That hoary frost on your bubbles looks delicious from here where the humidity is sky high and the temps are flirting with 100 degrees!

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    1. molly: The frost was delicious. Our summer will come round all too soon and I am not looking forward to it at all.
      Stay as cool as you can - and safe.

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  53. Fantastic photos and I really love those bubbles. I hope you have a great new week.

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    1. RasmaSandra: I love that both our current posts feature bubbles. Stay well, stay safe.

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  54. That first picture with the blue flower shining through is just stunning.

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    1. Sandra Cox: That blue flower is the bubble's iridescence. I do hope I am never to old to marvel at them (and rainbows).

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  55. Amazing, just loved seeing all of your photographs.

    Here in the UK we have been having such HOT weather, but some areas are now experiencing thunderstorms with localised flooding. I would be happy with some rain, and so would the garden!

    Take care.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. I have been watching your very high temperatures and shuddering. I hope that you are your garden get some gentle rain.

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  56. So amazing I was so fascinated to see the frozen bubbles.
    Beautiful pictures
    Nice shot

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    1. Justcherry: I was fascinated when I first saw them online and knew I just had to try and recreate them. I am so glad I did.
      Stay safe.

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  57. Aquí estoy, sin ordenador y viendo las fotos a través del móvil . La pantalla de mi portàtil, no funciona y hay que ponerle la pantalla nueva. Ahora està en las manos del técnico, que se hace esperar. Lleva màs de una semana con él y no sé cuando va encontrar la pantalla.

    ⛅⛅😣😣

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    1. VENTANA DE FOTO: I feel for you. We had to replace our computer very recently and I was lost without it. I hope yours is returned to you very, very soon.

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  58. Beautiful! You finally got your frozen bubbles! Hurray.

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    1. Lady Fi: Hooray indeed. I was beginning to think it wouldn't happen this winter.

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  59. Love all the bubble photos! I've seen them quite a few times on your blog, but I don't remember how they form. Can you explain for me? I'm trying to blog more...yeah, you've heard (or read) that a million times! Whatever your photos are of, I always really enjoy them! Hugs, Sue!

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    1. BECKY: It is lovely to see you here - and I do hope you find your blogging mojo again. Soon. Hint, hint.
      The bubbles freeze perfectly naturally if the weather is cold enough, and the air is still.

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  60. Love the frost on the leaves.
    Hope it's still raining, gently.

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    1. Sandra Cox: I love it too - and think of it as frost flowers. Yet another thing I have many, many photos of in my files.
      The rain has stopped for the moment but more is predicted over the weekend. Fingers crossed.

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  61. it amazing how mesmerizing the bubbles are, so simple, yet so serene

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  63. For me who lives in a tropical country seeing bubbles until it freezes so and the air pressure down to -4 is ... amazing how cold it is in your country. In Indonesia the average temperature is 28 degrees Celsius.

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    1. Himawan Sant: My city is one of the coldest (but not the very coldest) parts of my country in winter. I like the cold weather - and the bubbles are a bonus.

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  64. Do you think I could make frozen bubbles indoors and long past dawn??
    So glad you do the tough part and I get to see the photos 😍

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    1. kylie: While I have been cold in Sydney homes in winter (they are designed to keep the heat out rather than in) probably not. Which is sad. Bubbles are always a treat.

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  65. It's been far too long since I came a-visiting, and I'm delighted to see your post is about freezing bubbles. I always enjoy seeing your posts about them. Maybe this winter, I'll give it a try myself. If it gets cold enough.

    Take care, and have a super weekend. Thanks for all your support. Here's a great big virtual hug. And a kiss to the top of your head.

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    1. Susan: It is so very nice to see you here. Heartfelt hugs and oceans of caring are flowing your way. Today and every day.

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  66. I really need to try freezing bubbles this winter. So cool! Loved seeing all the different stages of bubbles. How fun that some lasted for 30 minutes. A fun way to spend time in the cold. :)

    Yay for some rain. I know we desperately need some rain here- so I am glad you are getting some- even if Jazz isn't happy about it.

    Have a lovely weekend!
    ~Jess

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    1. DMS ~Jess: I hope you can freeze bubbles this year. We are getting a little more rain here (and I love it). I hope your parched land gets some too.
      Stay safe, stay well.

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  67. You know, if things were a bit more normal, a bubble and breakfast event, would be fun.

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    1. Sandra Cox: My antisocial self has never considered that but you are right. Bubbles and bubbles would go very well together...

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    1. Kinga K.: Thank you. Freezing bubbles is an amazing (and delightful) experience.

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  69. Never have I ever seen those bubbles in real life... 😏

    Sooo cool! 👍🏻

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    1. Hot guys: When I first saw them (in your hemisphere) I KNEW I had to try them. I am so glad I did.

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  70. I simply love the way you go out and play and examine everything around you. I remember frozen bubbles.

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    1. neena maiya (guyana gyal): Thank you. My inner child is alive and well and finds a lot of things to delight in.

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  71. This is just delightful. Bubbles! 😊

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    1. Sandi: I am very glad you liked them. I think freezing bubbles is delightful too.

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  72. You are so artistic with your photos!! Love them all! big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: Thank you. Artistic is one of the last ways I would describe myself. Big hugs gratefully receive and reciprocated.

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