I usually run with a theme. This winter has been warmer than usual. However one night last week it was minus 3C when I went to bed, so I was hopeful. When I got up again a few hours later it had fallen to minus 6C. So when it was light I headed out with my trusty bubble blower and some dishwashing liquid and had a couple of hours of fun blowing and freezing bubbles. Mad woman dances were definitely involved, and many photos follow of both bubbles and frost etched foliage. The bubbles don't retain their iridescence for long but become opaque. They often leave shell behind when they pop.
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I went out again to take these last two photos. These bubbles remained for over two hours - note that the last one had acquired a layer of frost.
That morning I was grateful for MS. I struggle in the heat but while I do get cold it takes a long time and lower temperatures than many people find comfortable.
I hope you find reasons to do happy dances this week.
Stunningly orb, love it EC.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: I love it too.
DeleteHi EC - so pleased to read you were doing your happy dance in the frosty conditions ... those bubbles are amazing and always bemuse me when I see them here. You'd be having apoplexy over here - it's rather warm. But lovely to have the windows open, cool air (a little - three floors up) ... long may it last ... not sure I can predict anything ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: Summer is a season I endure rather than welcome. I am so glad that you get a little cool air, and am currently reveling in our definitely cool temperatures. Not cold enough for bubbles today though.
DeleteYour frost photos are beautiful! And I always love your frozen bubbles. It never occurs to me to try that here; but maybe when winter comes this year I'll give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear that you had a happy dance! :-)
Diane Henders: Definitely a happy dance. A subdued one, because frost covered lawns are slippery but a very happy dance just the same.
DeleteRiver Fairchild - I’m glad the weather cooperated for the Mad Woman Dance, Bubble Edition. I enjoy seeing your creativity and your delight… from the comfort of a warm house. Love seeing all the cockatoos in the Eucalyptus too. Hopefully you’ll get a few more bubble days in before winter fades.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a peaceful week ahead and a somewhat limber body to go with it. Hugs to you always.
River Fairchild: You are right - there are a number of different editions of my happy dance. Fortunately mostly it is a very private dance and I don't scare the horses (or other onlookers). Himself slept through it with no regrets. Hiss loss.
DeleteThese are amazing! It reminds me that I have to enjoy each season.
ReplyDeleteJenn Jilks: I am pretty certain that you would find it much easier than I do to freeze bubbles. And may remind you when winter makes its way to you again.
DeleteI never think to do that in our winter. I'm putting this on you. Next summer (your summer), remind us northern hemisphere inhabitants to do frost bubbles a post pictures.
ReplyDeleteMike: I will. Hopefully when I am baking I will be able to cool down looking at frozen bubbles from your side of the world.
DeleteHaven't been able to make those bubbles in the past. Will try again this year.
ReplyDeleteHappy dances!
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Caterina: I have discovered it needs to be early, and still. And the temperature definitely needs to be below freezing. Good luck next winter.
DeleteWhat do you blow them with? I had to use a slotted spoon last time I went out this last winter, dancing around, as you were, another mad frozen bubble blower here and proud of it!!!! Great bubble photos.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: Using a slotted spoon is a great idea. I twist a piece of wire forming a rough circle at the top and dip that into my dishwashing liquid. It is a heap of fun isn't it?
DeleteIt is great fun, EC, thanks for suggesting it a few years back. Now I can't wait, after winter comes, for a good freeze.
DeleteStrayer: I really like knowing that you enjoy it as much as I do - and also hang out for a really cold morning.
DeleteThe bubbles look surreal! It is kind of aloft in a dreamland.
ReplyDeleteroentare: It is a heap of early morning fun - and they do look surreal. Some years I have had parts of the lawn festooned in frozen bubbles.
DeleteOh EC how exciting! I've been wondering when you'd be able to experiment with more frozen bubbles - you are so tough! I always love that tree on the hill and seeing those shots of Jack Frost never fails to remind me of the frost patterns that often decorated the inside of my bedroom window when I was a child.
ReplyDeleteKim: I remember frost on the inside of the window panes too. One of my brothers and I were discussing it just last week. Heating of homes was much less widespread. I really enjoyed my morning in the frost - and always like to see the frost flowers.
DeleteI love these==so fun! Wishing you a great week.
ReplyDeletee: They are a heap of fun. I hope you and Lukas have a much, much better week.
DeleteSuch a happy bubble dance. I've never taken the time to freeze bubbles when it's cold here. I hope that I have the time and inclination to try it here during our cold winter months. Summer heat has arrived but also an irregularity of temperatures. From wet to very dry, to cold and then hot.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the cooler temperTURES ARE KINDER TO YOUR MS.
Hugs,
Julia
Julia: You lead such a busy life you might not have a window of time free. I hope you do and can share the results though. Colder weather is much kinder to me. It is currently 12C and windy. I am home alone so I can have the doors open.
DeleteLove your bubble posts and some spectacular shots there. Dancing amongst the bubbles. I love it.
ReplyDeletePS I'm dying of the heat here, not to mention the smoke from the Quebec fires are drifting south east right down our way. Sun orange in the sky.
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Wisewebwoman: Definite dancing. I well remember those hot and smoke filled days. Awful. I hope that some relief from the fires eventuates. Soon.
DeleteYou make frost look fun. I’ve tried the bubbles with our grandkids but it was too windy. This year maybe…
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: Even a little wind can foil freezing bubbles I have found. Many I blew that morning drifted away and popped before landing. Good luck next winter.
DeleteI love the ice bubbles and how good that a couple remained intact and became frosted over.
ReplyDeleteYou must save hugely on winter heating costs...well, if it is only you at home.
Andrew: I love the bubbles too and was tickled that some of them lasted for hours. When I am home alone our heating costs are minimal. Himself is away today, and the heater is off and the door is open. Which I will have to change when he is due home.
DeleteI love the bubbles! It doesn't get cold enough here to be doing that and I wouldn't go outside even if it did. The frosted plants look almost magical. "My" cockatoos have all moved on now, I'm a little sad, but glad they found somewhere to go and hopefully find enough food. The mourning doves are gone too since my neighnour is "summering" in Europe, I hope she doesn't start feeding them again when she returns.
ReplyDeleteRiver: Lots of people would agree with you about not going out in those temperatures. I am very glad I did and hope to go at least once more before winter ends. We have cockatoos all year now. And pigeons. Lots of pigeons.
DeleteI do love your bubbles, you do them well and enjoy it at the same time. The frost looks wonderful from a distance and up close. We haven't had it that cold in our area as yet, a few frosts but not big ones...Take care.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: We have had very few hard frosts so far this winter, but it is early days yet. You take care too.
DeleteI can only imagine what the neighbors think --- Oh dear, she's out making bubbles again! What do THEY know! I say you'rea genius, and I love these pictures.
ReplyDeleteBill: I don't give a rat's fundament what the neighbours think. I was having a heap of fun - and no-one called the men in white coat's to collect me.
DeleteGood on ya! Keep giving your inner child ice bubbles, and maybe pizza.
DeleteBill: My inner child is thriving. It is a long time since I have given her pizza and she is reminding me she is over due that treat.
DeleteI look forward to winter in Canberra every year just so that I can vicariously take part in bubble-blowing, Sue. The irrepressible child in you is still alive and well, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: My inner child is often the healthiest and happiest part of me.
DeleteOboy! Frozen bubble time, which often seems to come right around the solstice. I love seeing what you have in your Sunday posts, dear friend. Thank you for the bubbles and more!
ReplyDeleteDJan: As I look forward to your (much more philosophical) Sunday posts. Have a wonderful week.
DeleteI love the bubbles and that you had so much fun making them and taking pictures of them. It's the little things that make us happy sometimes.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: It is OFTEN the little things which make me happy. They are huge in my world.
DeleteI'm glad you had a good day for bubble making and shared the results with us. It's amazing how long some of those lasted. I wonder if the Guinness World Book of Records has a category for Longevity in Frozen Bubbles! Enjoy your day of coolness :)
ReplyDeletejenny_o: I suspect that if there was such a category, the Northern Hemisphere would win without any contest from us. I delight in what we get though - and am enjoying the blissful coolth.
DeleteFrost and bubbles! A delightful combination that always makes me happy :)
ReplyDeleteJemi Fraser: It makes me happy too. Very happy. No frost here this morning, though it is still cool.
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteThey are a joy to see. We are in a mini heatwave at the moment so the ice and frost is very welcome! Such a joyful thing.
Have a happy and peaceful week
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: 'Such a joyful thing.' sums it up well. Stay as cool as you can in your heat wave, and enjoy your crafts and your garden.
DeleteWhat fun! I'm so glad you got to do that, and it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMy selections are over here.
messymimi: I have seen and enjoyed your Sunday Selections. I am hoping to get at least one more day of bubblicious fun, but at least I got this one.
DeleteSuch fun. And the photos are stunning!
ReplyDeleteNas: Thank you. It is a heap of fun.
DeleteMorning fun with freezing bubbles! looks quite original to me.
ReplyDeleteI like your photos displaying a rich variety of green, frosted vegetation.
DUTA: I can thank the internet for the idea. I saw it reported from the Northern Hemisphere and was determined to try it when winter came round. We are not often quite cold enough but when we are my smiles threaten to split my face. Like you I enjoy the frost flowers - with or without bubbles.
DeleteI was cold before I came here. You haven't helped! But the bubbles are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteJ Cosmo Newbery: I find them fascinating too. It is warmer here today and bubbles were not possible.
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DeleteThere are those bubbles! I've missed seeing them. Though, I would love a picture of you dancing madly at dawn in the frost and amongst the bubbles:) Hugs
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Sandra Cox: That is not going to be a happening thing. Ever.
DeleteKeep warm...take good care, EC. Cuddles to Batty and Odie.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: Thank you.
DeleteHad to get out of my sick bed and tell you how much I LOVE those bubbles. Now that they are recurring in winter, I am loving them. It is HOT here, so those ice bubbles are really out of this world.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who has had severe heat exhaustion bordering on heat stroke, I have to be very careful in the heat, but can take cold very easily. I just hope your week is going well, dear. Hugs to Batty and Odie, too.
Bleubeard and Elizabeth: Thank you so much. I hope you felt cooler after gazing at this post and I hope you feel much, much better very soon.
DeleteHoy hace un día ,de tanta calor, que no me da ni frío ver esas imágenes. Disfrutamos de un riguroso verano, ya mismo voy a poner el aire acondicionado, que me libre de tanta calor.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo
VENTANA DE FOTO: I am so sorry. Summer is my least favourite time of year. Stay cool, stay safe.
DeleteWith midsummer past me I've been waiting for those bubbles. I'm happy you suceeded and made a happy caper. And I'm impressed by bubbles lasting for 2 hours!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): I hope to have more frozen bubble fun before winter is done here. I was impressed at how long they lasted too. Really impressed. It was at least two hours and probably longer.
DeleteWhat a lovely pastime! Nothing like blowing bubbles to help turn the internal clock back for just a little while.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the images of frosty coolness to help mitigate our hot and humid morning!
Gini and I hope your cool weather prevails to keep you a bit more comfortable.
Wally Jones: Thank you. The cool beauty of frosty mornings is very welcome and thankfully we have months of it left. I am hoping for more bubble fun too.
DeleteI hope that the natural world alleviates your hot and humid horrors for you - and feel sure it will.
Me han encantado esas burbujas semi-congeladas, que por cierto se ven preciosas y se parecen a las bolas que colgamos en los árboles de Navidad.
ReplyDeletePor aquí hoy estamos a 45º C., por lo que no apetece salir a la calle, así que que en casa estamos con el aíre acondicionado, y a la espera de que llegue el fin de semana para marchar unos días a la playa.
Un abrazo, amiga, y me parece una buena terapia eso de levantarse tan temprano y hacer burbujas, porque mientras se entretiene uno, se olvidan otras cosas.
Manuel: 45 is a foretaste of hell for me. I hope you can stay cool. It IS good therapy to go out and blow bubbles - and a heap of fun too. They do look like Christmas ornaments don't they?
DeleteI just love these pictures. So pretty. When I blow bubbles, they float away. They don't land on the ground like yours.
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: Ours float for a while too, but on very frosty mornings some at least of them don't pop when they land. If I am lucky they will freeze.
DeleteWhat a happy scene you painted for us! I can picture the dancing and love it! Such gorgeous pictures- the bubbles look so interesting in each stage. Love all the frost pictures too! Thanks for sharing! :) ~Jess
ReplyDeleteDMS ~Jess: Not everyone likes frost but I love it - and even without bubbles it has a beauty of its own. The bubbles add joy to the mix.
DeleteYour temperatures have certainly dipped!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely photographs you've shared.
I enjoyed them all but especially liked the one with the reflection in the bird bath :)
Have a good week.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Our temperatures are still cool, but have risen over the last few days. I am hoping they dip again. The bird bath is still liquid (just) this morning and the frost dissipated quickly. I hope you and Edie have a great week too.
Deletethecontemplativecat here. I am always always amazed at this frost and plants. We do not have a frosty world.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane: Frost has a very real beauty. A hard edged beauty.
DeleteGirl, yes! I am doing a happy dance right here! This bubble thingy you do is totally amazing to me. Its a beautiful thing. And the photos are...what...I have no words. Its just way too cool, and the whole world should see it. Im so glad I came back to see what you were up to! Putting on a morning show for the watchbirds! xo
ReplyDeleteJ C: It is sooo much fun and I am glad you could see it. And very glad I saw ice bubbles featured on the internet and remembered to try when winter came around here. It is now an annual treat I look forward to. I fed the watch birds when I came in from my bubblicious fun too.
DeleteAmazing photos. I always think to do this and never do. I'm not a fan of the cold at all.
ReplyDeleteJuli: I am a fan of cold weather - and bubbles. Many people would agree with you though.
DeleteHey Sue, I hadn't heard of happy bubble dances. Couldn't do it in Queensland as no frost here. What gorgeous pics! But I was dying to see a pic of Happy Bubble Woman!!!!
ReplyDeleteDenise Covey: No photos of the bubble woman. I don't do photos given any choice in the matter, and certainly not selfies.
DeleteStunning photos. Nice clear shots of the bubbles.
ReplyDeleteNew Release Books: Thank you. Lots of photos were discarded. Slippery fingers and cold weather didn't help.
DeleteYou're exceptionally resourceful and creative. Very nice. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteRawknrobyn: Thank you - though this comes under the heading of fun in my eyes.
DeleteYou got some great photos here. I need to remember to try this myself as you inspire me every time I see your bubbles. It will be a several months before we see our frozen bubble weather.
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: I hope you do remember - I suspect you will have more opportunities than we do. Enjoy your summer, as I enjoy our winter.
DeleteWe all look forward to the frost and bubble pictures (well I do)
ReplyDeleteand they don't disappoint.
Have a good week!
kylie: Thank you. As you know I look forward to it too. You have a great week too.
DeleteIf I do a happy dance it won't be because of frost! 20C here the other night. I like your frozen bubbles idea, not something I've ever tried.
ReplyDeleteJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands": We haven't got up to 20C in weeks, and won't for many more weeks. Freezing bubbles is a heap of fun. You should try it sometime.
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