These hardy leaves were enduring the winter quite well on the dunes of North Topsail Beach--minus a leaf or two. The dunes looked like giant sheets of ice cream cake. They were smooth as could be and very hard.
Though there was no snow in North Carolina, Christina Rossetti's hymn "In the Bleak Midwinter" came to mind while I was on the beach:
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Sing on and you find marvelous wonders emerge from that bleakness.
Today's Flowers
Today's Flowers
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pretty contrast with the crystal like sand.
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Wonderful find, Sandy! The leaves still look quite fresh even though they are on the sand and separated from the rest of their plant - oh, except for the curled brown one. :)
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful taken.
Luiz Ramos
PS.
"Onze horas":"Eleven o´clock"- 11 am. That is the time Portulaca blossoms
One could call it bleak here today I guess since we starte out with negative temps but the sun came up and chased the bleak away. Love your poem.
ReplyDeleteIn spite of the weather the leaves looks very well.
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Lovely green against the sand. Great picture
ReplyDeleteNot so bleak. Pretty leaves and wonderful images.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty laying in the sand.
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures.
Have a great week ahead Sandy.
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Regina
interesting flowers...never have seen
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Love the last shot of the 'captured' sand! Looks like a lovely old button.
ReplyDeleteThe poem certainly fits my world at the moment.
Beautiful shot and poem Sandy.
ReplyDeleteSandy: Nice capture of the leaves in the sand.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a cool experience.
ReplyDeleteNice photos of the leaves in the sand. here we have alot of snow.
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Gunilla
What a neat discovery! I found something on that line in the snow recently and it will be a post scheduled this week.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how nature works and how plants survive!
ReplyDeleteI haven't thought of this hymn in a long time, but it is certainly appropriate now. Thanks for the reminder and for the leaves in the sand -- reminders that beauty can be in unexpected places if only we look.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Sandy!
ReplyDeleteNice week, dear!
I'll take any green I can find..It's terrible here. and I'm not a wuss but it is deadly wind from the water..sk
ReplyDeletegreat shots..
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your photos are wonderfully interesting. Thank you for sharing this poem, I enjoyed it and it is new to me.
ReplyDeletethere's always something to celebrate in nature even in winter...nice shots
ReplyDeleteUsually plants growing on the beach in salt laden winds are tough buddies. Those also withstand the cold they are TOUGH! Pretty leaves.
ReplyDeleteI like Christina Rossetti's words.
Rugged and beautiful. Like a certain blogger I know ;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots Sandy! It makes me wanna go for a walk in sunny day at the beach.
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You're indeed an artist Sandy. You create something that is out of the ordinary and make it very interesting. Christina Rossetti is one of my favourite poets. Her words are as beautiful as the winter season.
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Intesting plant.
ReplyDeleteGreat Sandy, if we but open our eyes we can find wonders anywhere.
ReplyDeleteLove the images and the poem that went with it. Even through the coldest of cold, life has a way of sustaining itself.
ReplyDeleteWhat fine images, with the interesting contrast between the pretty leaves and the sand.
ReplyDeleteHappy new week, Sandy!
Great captures Sandy and your subject is unique.
ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing how the nature paints our world. I like the colors of the leaves and the way the sand gives contrast to it.
This post makes me wanting to go to the beach. Sigh*
Have a great Monday Sandy.
And the leaves look like flower icings!
ReplyDeleteGreat images of the dunes!
Pretty shapes and an amazing variation in the green tone! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they will be happy when warmer days appear. :)
ReplyDeleteThey make for wonderful photos Sandy. That is so original.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower leaves macro. I like the close-up texture of the sand.
ReplyDeleteYour photographs prove that delicacy and hardiness are not mutually exclusive.
ReplyDeleteThese are quite amazing.. what a great eye you have.
ReplyDeletethose are cute, like lilies on a pond =)
ReplyDeleteGreat find, Sandy! They do look like lily pads.
ReplyDeleteThese hardy leaves were enduring the winter quite well on the dunes of North Topsail Beach--minus a leaf or two. The dunes looked like giant sheets of ice cream cake. They were smooth as could be and very hard.Its such interesting information's.And There is also a attractive poetry.
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