Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

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Sunday, 30 August 2020

Sunday Selections #496





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. We have had a very mild winter, which has made me worry about the spring and summer to come. (Sadly the Bureau of Meteorology has indicated today that our spring will be warmer than usual.) However, in the last week or so winter showed us that she is not gone.


Last weekend was decidedly chilly for much of south-eastern Australia.  My city even had flurries of snow, though it didn't stick. 

It did stick on the nearby hills though.




There is only a very little bit of snow on that hill - but it was close to home.  A small bit of my garden and the neighbour's front yard are in the foreground of this photo.




 I loved the reflected sunrise on the snow.





The days after the snow fell were sunny and still.  They were chilly though.  And of course the mad woman and her camera froze bubbles again.





These bubbles and the ones in the next lot lasted over forty-five minutes.  The chicken wire you can see is our hopeful attempt at discouraging the sulphur crested vandals who are again beheading/shredding and digging up our spring bulbs.  I would find it a little easy to bear if they ate the plants they destroy.






 Can you see the holes in the bubble above?  Proof that it had indeed frozen.


The frost hit the anemones hard.



I thought they were spectacular - and they were completely undamaged by the frost.

I know that lots of people are not fans of winter.  I am, and am grateful for its beauty - which I hope you all find in your week to come.

PS:  I have noticed this morning that I am having a heap of trouble commenting on blogger owned blogs.  I have discovered that I need to say that I am not a robot for the comment to take.  I do hope this is a temporary glitch.

142 comments:

  1. Me gustan los tonos de ese amanecer y esas nubes rosadas de tus fotografías.

    Aquí nos encontramos en el más riguroso verano.

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    1. VENTANA DE FOTO: Thank you. I am enjoying winter and not looking forward to our summer at all. I hope you can find cool and shady places in yours.

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  2. The sky and the mountain... fabulous!!

    The bubbles... a wonder!! I've tried, but I can never manage these kind of bubbles let alone with holes!! : )

    The flowers showed their resilience!

    Hugs

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    1. Caterina: Thank you. I still don't understand why you cannot freeze bubbles. High humidity?
      I am so grateful that most of our garden is resilient to frost. We lose some things, but surprisingly few.

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    2. I have never tried to freeze bubbles, but you have inspired me. I have to wait a few months...or blow them into the fridge.

      Regarding comments: Do you want to try mine? They are open to everyone.

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    3. Sandi: I will go over to your site in a minute and see if I can comment there. It is better this morning (though by no means perfect) and I still have to prove I am not a robot. I do hope you try freezing bubbles when the weather is right. It is a heap of fun.

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  3. WHat beautiful things you show us. I love your snow on the mountains in the early sun and the frozen flowers, and the bubbles ... in short everything. Thanks!

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): Thank you so much. I find these things beautiful and am so very pleased that you do too.

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  4. Those bubbles are great! You have fun with that, don't you. Dig the snow on the mountains. Very beautiful. Nice to see weather on the cooler side since we are so darned hot right now.

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    1. Alex J. Cavanaugh: I have a heap of fun with bubbles. I have been watching the temperatures on your side of the world and shuddering. When our summer comes I will (again) turn to photos from the northern hemisphere for relief.

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  5. Your touch of winter looks beautiful. I can understand why you would enjoy it. Have a great week EC.

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    1. Marie Smith: Our winter doesn't compare to yours, but I do like it. I would like to experience one of yours as well. Have a wonderful week - with safe and happy cycling.

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  6. Dear EC
    Beautiful skies and bubbles. I like winter if I don't have to go anywhere, the fire is lit and I am watching the weather through the window! I do like bright, sunny cold days but am not a fan of ice and snow (even if it is very beautiful).
    Have a lovely wintry (but not too wintry) week
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: The other residents of the house feel as you do, that winter is to be looked at rather than experienced. We are warming up again this coming week. I hope yours is lovely.

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  7. Oh a big WOW to the wonderful photographs showing the reflected sunrise on the snow.
    Loved your bubbles too, and the frosted anemones look quite beautiful.

    Enjoy the remainder of your weekend, and good wishes for the coming new week ... whatever the weather may bring :)

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. I hope that you and all of your family have a delightful week,

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  8. I love that it still Saturday here and your Sunday is nearly over and done with. I understand your fascination with those bubbles. Extraordinary. It must be quite cold. And sunsets on snow, magnificent.

    XO
    WWW

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    1. Wisewebwoman: Thank you. While is Sunday here it is still relatively early, just after 7 am. We get chilly rather than cold in my city and I love it. There is a mild frost today too.

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  9. I like all the seasons also. I just wish spring would last longer than a week which is what it has been doing the last few years.

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    1. Mike: I don't like summer. At all. The others are all favourites.

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  10. I'm so glad you were able to make frozen bubbles and sunrise on snow is indeed a beautiful sight!
    The frosted anemones are beautiful, aren't they? I suppose Jazz isn't too complimentary about the cold weather...
    I know you aren't looking forward to a warmer than usual spring and its dreaded companion trailing soon after. Keep up the mad woman with the camera routine for the rest of us, please!

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    1. River Fairchild: You are so right. Jazz is not a winter fan. He is hunkered down inside again having had a very brief outing and a substantial breakfast. I will happily continue to play mad woman with camera. I have a very early morning outing scheduled for next week and there will (of course) be photos. Probably lots of photos.

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  11. I simply love all the bubbles, and I'm glad you were able to get a good long-lived crop for your fans (me). And the snow covered hills reflecting the pink skies are wonderful.

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    1. DJan: Our snow pales into insignificance beside yours but I thoroughly enjoyed it - as I do all of your beautiful surroundings.

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  12. A lovely array once again of Nature's joys.

    I, for one (two, including your own good self) am not looking forward to the heat of summer. Winter can hang around as long as it likes as far as I am concerned!

    I hope the coming week is a good one for you, EC....cuddles to King Jazz. :)

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    1. Lee: I am dreading summer - and was horrified to see that we have already had fires. Winter is welcome to stay here too.
      I hope that you and the furry overlords have a wonderful week.

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    1. Bob Bushell: They are a heap of fun aren't they? I am glad that you like them too.

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  14. Beautiful pictures. You have such a knack for photography.

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    1. mxtodis123: Thank you. A lot of the credit goes to my camera though. It takes better photos than I could have dreamed of years ago.

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  15. Wow, that snow is close by and amazing to see the sunrise light reflecting. Yes, proof of fully frozen bubbles with holes and no deflation. I wonder if forty five minutes is the longest your bubbles have ever lasted.

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    1. Andrew: The snow was very close indeed. As I watched flurries during the day I was hopeful, but it didn't stay on the ground here. One very chilly morning a few years back the bubbles lasted longer - and even had a layer of frost settle on them.

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  16. ooh Lovely pink snow!
    That snow the other day went all the way to Brown Mountain and the south coastal roads!
    Up here in the tropics? Cold, dry southerly wind has been dessicating things.I have some petunias ready to plant-out, but shant risk it this week.

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    1. dinahmow: Brown Mountain (or parts of it) often gets a little snow. Sigh on the dessicating winds. We have a little rain (yay) predicted for later in the week and I am hopeful. Much as I love petunias I haven't planted them in years - they need more water than I can guarantee.

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  17. Yay you got your frozen bubbles! I noticed that Canberra had some cold temperatures this week - you're obviously making the most of them.
    The sunrise-on-snow photos are stunning, and well worth getting up early for. I hope the weather, and Jazz, treat you well this week.

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    1. Alexia: We have had what I consider to be beautiful days. Chilly, but bright sunshine as well. Himself didn't see the sunrise on the snow and was content with my photos. We are going to have warmer weather this week - which will suit Jazz.

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  18. Wonderful pink starts to a day, nothing is more beautiful than the colours of nature but your frozen bubbles come very close! It is so hot here, I forget there is a winter else where! The anemones wth the frost coating the edges look 🌸 like lace edgings

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    1. kestrel: Nature has a superb colour palette and wonderful galleries doesn't she? I like winter - but am the only one in the house who does.

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  19. Sunrise on snow is something i hope to see in person someday. Not in the swamps, though, our swamp creatures are not good with that much cold.

    Love the frozen bubbles.

    An eclectic and small bunch of selections are over here.

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    1. messymimi: I love seeing photographs from the swamps, but suspect I would struggle there. I hope you get your wish and do see sunrise on snow. As always I look forward to your selections when you post them.

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  20. I've seen daffodils and anemones pushing through the snow which was definitely not where I live. Daffodils do quite well in Georgia but I am afraid our hot climate takes a toll on anemones and the like.
    Your pictures are beautiful. A dusting of snow is just right except if you are a kid. You need much more than a dusting.

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    1. Ann Bennett: I have very rarely seen more than a dusting of snow in the flesh - and loved it. I have a snow obsessed brother who spends as much time as he can in it and, until this year, often followed it around the world. Bulbs often do better in cooler climates. Like me.

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  21. Great bubbles again. The sun on the snow, though, made the most amazing photos. When I had, and loved them, the anemone were wonderful little buggers in the garden. I miss them. Last year's experiment with bulbs was a total failure, except allium.

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    1. Joanne Noragon: I do love the anemone and think of you each year when they come into bloom. They are one of the blooms which the sulphur crested vandals target. Wasn't the sunrise over snow lovely? We had two mornings of it, and I really, really enjoyed it.

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  22. I love the bubble with the holes in it and the one just above that, the shape reminds me of Bobo the clown, from I-don't-know-how-many-years ago, and I think he was exclusively South Australian.
    I don't have any anemones this year and very few freesias which probably won't flower as they have been severely trampled by people walking over them, my bluebells are doing well and will flower soon.
    The sun on the snow photos look very peaceful.

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    1. River: I am sorry about your bulbs. Our freesias are in bud and the cockatoos have left some of them. I haven't seen any bluebells buds yet. Soon I hope.
      The sun on the snow was peaceful - but it was also early.

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  23. Just love your bubbles.
    That is a beautiful scene out the front of snow on the hill/mountain.
    Take care.

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    1. Margaret D: Thank you. I watch those hills/mountains every day and loved seeing them frosted.
      You take care too please.

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  24. it was a chilly few days nearer the coast too.. thanks for the lovely photos. I am quite happy to enjoy the snow from a distance. Well done on getting your bubbles to freeze this time.

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    1. Anna: It was quite chilly in a lot of places wasn't it? I am meeting a friend from the South Coast tomorrow and I expect she will tell me it was bitter (she is not a cold weather fan).

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  25. I love the frozen bubbles!
    We are moving towards our cold season. There is this wonderful Goldilocks period when I don't have to have either fans or the furnace running. (Not quite there yet, still have the fans on.) Alas, it is very short-lived.
    Here is mine. I may be able to be a little more consistent with my shares now.
    Ornery Photography: Scenes from Another Life

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    1. Ornery Owl: I love the frozen bubbles too. It is a solitary joy (because the rest of my household believes the day starts a lot later) but a very real joy.
      Hooray for the Goldilocks period - which is a wonderful description.
      I am heading over to your Sunday Selections now.

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  26. Lovely--- Wonderful pictures! Wonderful bubbles.

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    1. Bill: Thank you. I had some very happy times taking these photographs.

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  27. Hi EC - thanks for the warning re blogger blogs they're changing and I too hope we don't have to tick the box everytime.

    Wonderful to see you stunning morning shots of the snow - gorgeous to see ... well I don't like the cold - and we have Arctic air here - so I'm not a happy bunny this weekend! Still the sun will return soon enough for a while yet.

    Love the frozen bubbles - aren't they amazing how they quietly sit glistening from the touch of the rays ... and even with holes in - wait around. So pleased you've been able to satisfy your wishes ... well at least once.

    Gorgeous anemones - just love those flowers ... thanks for sharing them with us ... stay safe this week ... Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: I do hope that ticking a box again is a temporary aberration. Perhaps they are using it as a bribe to make New Blogger more attractive?
      I hope your warmer air returns again. That cold weekend was described as an Antarctic blob here - and made a lot of people unhappy.
      Stay well - stay safe.

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  28. It DID get cold enough for you to freeze bubbles! How exciting. I always fun to see how you do that. It made me shiver to see the snow shots, brrrr. Did you make a mini snow lady or was it too far from home?

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    1. Kim: It was lovely. I am still smiling thinking about it. No snow woman here, it was just a little too far away. Sigh.

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  29. These pink clouds look so pretty, wonderful captures!

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    1. Natalia: Thank you. We often have soft pink dawns, but the reflections on the snow took it to a whole new level.

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  30. I am always delighted when I read of your frozen bubble exploits. Seems to me that if we all blew frozen bubbles the whole world would be a better place.

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    1. David M. Gascoigne: Thank you. My inner child is alive, well and frequently the healthiest and happiest part of me. She (and I) have a heap of fun freezing bubbles while other (more sensible?) people stay inside.

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  31. I particularly like the pictures of snow on the hills Sue. They really looked lovely with the sun on them. I have got to try those frozen bubbles next winter. We usually get a bit more of the white stuff than you do. Funny, my friend who lives in the Adelaide area swears when you even write the word snow.

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    1. Jo: I have a brother in the Adelaide area who feels much as your friend does. The sunrise really set that dusting of snow off didn't it? I hope that you do play bubbles - I first got the idea from your side of the world and am very grateful to have been able to play.

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  32. The sunrise on the snow is amazing. I'm always fascinated by the bubbles and how each is so different. Hope you have a great week and take care.

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    1. Mason Canyon: Thank you. The snow is gone from the nearby hills now, but I will be heading out in a while to admire the dawn anyway. You take care too please - and thank you for continuing to promote authors and for tempting my weak willed self.

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  33. Love your photos of nature. I have never seen bubbles like yours. They are spectacular.

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    1. gigi-hawaii: Thank you. I delight in nature each and every day. I am very grateful that we do get at least a few days each winter in which I can freeze bubbles.

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  34. I enjoyed the photos of the the snow on the mountains. The mountains here are still green but, I did see touches of autumn on the leaves. It will be here soon enough but, I prefer later than sooner.

    Have a wonderful day!

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    1. Truedessa: At the end of summer our mountains are very rarely green. Golden if we are lucky, but more often dust covered (or even worse, fire-blackened).
      I hope your week is packed with beauty and joy.

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  35. the snowy sunset photos are spectacular, a few of them just like a painting, our summer here has been so rainy but we haven't had to water, one rose I have is suffering and it's in a pot but still too much water, ugh.

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    1. Linda Starr: Too much water is an experience that we very, very rarely have - and particularly not over summer. I hope your poor plants can be saved.

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  36. Gosh are these dispatches from the suburbs of heaven!? I so enjoy our times together, every post, every comment, every fond thought & sigh <3

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    1. Cloudia: What a lovely thing to say. You are always very welcome here.

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  37. Beautiful photos. Love the pink clouds. Enjoy your winter.

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    1. This is Myrna at mydailyspirit.blogspot.com

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    2. Myrna R.: Thank you. I am enjoying winter. As an aside, I seem to be unable to comment on your latest post. I loved it - and thank you.

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  38. Wow, your pictures are gorgeous. What beautiful sunrise. It almost looks magical.
    I love your frozen bubbles. Too bad those beautiful birds are so destructive. I hope that you get a great display of spring bulbs comes spring.
    Hugs, Julia

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    1. Julia: It was a truly spectacular sunrise and I was so grateful to see it. The bubbles are a winter treat I give myself. I am hoping for a good spring display, but it will be considerably less than I have planted because of the vandal birds. They were here first, but...

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  39. Snow and frozen bubbles...and then we're expecting 29 degrees on thursday!
    I don't appreciate summer too much these days and people keep telling me they are happy about the warm weather. I feel like a grinch

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    1. kylie: 29 degrees? Shudder. We got to 18 yesterday but are expecting much lower temperatures this week. I am definitely a grinch where summer is concerned. I find it much easier to get warm and stay warm than the opposite.

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  40. I was digging the pink clouds, but your pink mountain was gorgeous!

    Hope your spring isn't too warm...

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    1. John Wiswell: It was wasn't it? My heart soared to meet it.
      And I do hope that our spring (and the ugly sister which follows her) show some moderation.

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  41. Such frozen beauty! Love your pink mountain.

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    1. Lady Fi: I did too. Getting up early paid dividends that morning.

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  42. I too love the pink mountain and your bubbles!

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  43. Great sky and mountain pictures.

    :o)

    Cheers

    PM

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    1. Plastic Mancunian: Thank you. Have a great week.

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  44. Schöne Bilder von den Bergen und den Sonnenaufgang.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  45. I am a fan of all seasons, all sunrises, and sets. Beauty is there for the beholder everywhere, I am super thankful for it just now. And visiting here always ups the peace, grace, beauty quotient and sends me on my way into the week with a calmer heart. Thank you.

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    1. Nilanjana Bose: I am a beauty addict and very grateful to find it everwhere. I struggle in summer though. Thank you for your very kind words. I am beyond happy to give you some beauty and calm.

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  46. I love those bubbles and hope to blow some this winter, if it freezes, which it didn't last winter. It was so mild. Just lots and lots of rain. The snow dusted hills are beautiful!

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    1. Stayer: I didn't think I was going to be able to freeze bubbles this winter but got lucky - at almost the last moment.
      I hope your knee is improving.

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  47. Love seeing the bubbles and the sunrises.

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    1. Jamie Ghione: Thank you. We do too (though my partner sees them in my photos rather than in reality.

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  48. Love those sunrise pics - they almost look like paintings - such soft colors.

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    1. molly: Our sunrises are almost always soft pinks and greys. Galah colours - and lovely.

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  49. Ahh, there’s the frozen bubbles again. You know we love them. It is a reason to like winter.

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    1. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: Thank you. I am glad that my self indulgence also pleases other people.

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  50. I'm commenting here, because it won't let me on your newest post.
    Look at those bubbles and the snow on the hill pic is beautiful.
    Hope you get your problems stowed away soon. I usually try a different browser when I start having difficulties and see if that helps. If that doesn't work I try updating. Good luck. May the cyber force be with you.

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    1. Sandra Cox: Fingers and toes crossed the issues have miraculously resolved themselves this morning. A different browser sorted some not all of the issues, and the browser I prefer WAS up to date. I suspect a recent update might have caused the issues.
      And thank you re the photographs.

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    2. Ouch. Those updates sometimes backfire don't they?
      Love the frosty flowers.
      Stay safe. Be healthy.

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    3. Sandra Cox: I am more than a little irritated that Firefox didn't admit their part in the frustration. And turned (as I so often do) to the garden for solace.

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    4. One of the best places to go isn't it.
      Stay safe. Be healthy.

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    5. Sandra Cox: It is. We are safe and healthy and I hope that you are too.

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  51. Oh, I can't wait for snow! Lovely pink snow reflections, and I love your frozen bubbles!

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    1. Karen: I would love to see snow the way you see it. So much. Summer is not my friend.

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  52. Your snow looks very pretty on those hills, and loved the sunlight on them. The other day on my Flipboard, I saw photos of kangaroos in snow over there! Don’t think I have ever seen that before in any kind of photo. I hope your chicken wire does its job and I do enjoy seeing your frozen bubbles. The frost on the flowers looks gorgeous! I hope your blogger problems sort themselves out. I had problems commenting when I was on my iPAD a while ago, but that glitch has gone away, touching wood as I say this.

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    1. DeniseinVA: Thank you. Some of our kangaroos are no strangers to snow. For others it would come as a shock. Fingers and toes crossed (and knocking on wood as well) the problems seem to have resolved themselves about an hour after I booted up this morning.

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  53. Laurie: Thank you. I am so happy to read that you have regained some of your sight. That is truly wonderful news, and it is lovely to have you visit again.

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  54. Sorry to hear about the commenting problems. I love the bubbles.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: Thank you - I love the bubbles too. I hope (rather a lot) that the commenting issues have now been resolved.

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  55. All beautiful! And the snow was a real treat, the cherry on top of a winter sundae :)

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    1. Carol Kilgore: A delicious, calorie free, sundae.

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  56. Hello, you sweet wonderful lady you. I didn't see a way to send you an email, so this'll have to do. The card you sent arrived yesterday, and I appreciate it more than I can say. After spending time at the probate court again, I was feeling a little low, and your card and the beautiful words you wrote in it picked me right back up again. Thank you so much. You've gotta be one of the most considerate caring people in the whole world.

    Things here are progressing verrrry slowly, but even baby steps will eventually get the job done, I suppose. I'm not kidding myself that I'll live long enough get it all done, but my goal is to get rid of most of our stuff and simplify things as much as I can for the kids, anyway. No way they'd want to deal with all of this stuff. (I don't either!)

    Again, thank you. I'm sending lotsa love right back atcha.

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    1. Susan: I am so very glad that my card arrived. Our mail and yours are struggling and I wondered.
      Slow is fine. Sending (today and always) heartfelt hugs (not infectious) and oceans of caring your way.

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  57. So pretty!!! Love the bubbles (of course!) but I think the sun sparkling on the snow-covered hills are my fave photos today :)

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    1. Jemi Fraser: It was a truly wonderful start to the day.

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  58. Perdona que te lo diga por esta entrada pero, en las nuevas es que no me permite hacer ningún comentario.
    Y siento no poderte ayudar porque soy un cero a la izquierda en cuanto a informática.
    Pasaré de nuevo en unos días para ver si se ha solucionado.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. Manuel: Thank you. I turned off comments in the last post - and the issue has been fixed. It seems to have been a Firefox update which caused the problems.
      Stay safe, stay well.

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  59. Those frozen bubbles are truly glorious to behold. Like you, I'm a fan of winter and snow, but other than when I lived in North Dakota, I keep living in places where there is very little cold weather.(lol) The pictures of the skies and mountains are so lovely too! Hugs, RO

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    1. RO: Thank you. I am very, very glad to live somewhere with four seasons (even if I loathe summer).
      Hugs to you. I hope that you and your family are all well.

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  60. I tried to comment on your Sept 1 post, but it wouldn't let me. :(

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    1. Terri: Sorry, I turned the comments off when the problem fixed itself. Stay safe, stay well.

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  61. Oh, wow, that was a beautiful snow-capped mountain. :-)

    Greetings from London.

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    1. A Cuban in London: Thank you. I love it all year round, but it did look good with a generous dusting of snow.

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  62. What beautiful photos, as always! I sympathize with your attempt to deter the garden vandals. Just yesterday a few of our shrubs were vandalized by a rabbit. So annoying - s/he just nipped every branch off one of my promising little shrubs, and dropped the stems on the ground. I agree with you - I wouldn't mind so much if they actually ate them! Now all our shrubs are shrouded in chicken wire, too.

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    1. Diane Henders: I hope your shrouded plants survive and thrive. As I do for ours. It is the vandalism for the sheer joy of it which does my head in. As I type the ground near garden beds is littered with daisy/daffodil/anemone petals and a rain of leaves. Sigh. The depreciations have been reduced but certainly not stopped.

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  63. Sun colours on snow or frozen bubbles, don't know which I like the best! Beautiful :-)

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    1. Lisa Southard: Thank you. I don't know which I prefer either and was glad to have both.

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  64. Have a lovely bubble-filled weekend.
    Stay safe. Be healthy.

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    1. Sandra Cox: No bubbles, but plenty of sunshine. I hope your weekend is a delight.

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  65. I'm in love with your bubbles - I need to try this in our winter which is very similar to yours. I'm not a big fan of winter, but I'm thinking of real winter (like I had experienced in Germany). However, every year I need my "winter fix" and need to go to a place where I can find that - just for a weekend. I'm good after that.
    The winter sunrises on the snow covered mountains are beautiful - what a lovely start to a new day.
    By the way, I also have to state that I am no robot when I comment on other Blogger blogs.

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    1. Carola Bartz: I do hope that the fires have diminished and that your air is better. Our winters are fairly wimpy on a global standard but I am grateful to have them. Some day I would like to see/experience a 'real' winter.
      The robot thing disappeared for me for a few days, but is back. Sigh.

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  66. Truly, truly breath taking! WOW!! I love your bubbles and that is so cool, with the one with the holes!!! I hope you are able to comment now! I got you comment on my blog! Big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: The bubbles are so much fun. I was very happy that the weather co-operated. I can, mostly, comment now. Big hugs to you too.

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  67. I forgot to say, I know for myself, I had to change browsers to comment.

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    1. Magic Love Crow: Sometimes changing browsers helps - and sometimes it doesn't. I have tried rather a lot of them recently.

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