The Bird In WinterHornbeam Hedge
in the gardens of
Palais Lichtenstein
Gardens and Palaceslowly disappearing
behind a curtain of falling snow
Wintry LandscapeThe dark seed heads and
rich brown stalks of
the Black-Eyed Susans and
the still green leaves of the bamboo
paint the snow-covered park
with soft warm colours
Mother And Childat play in the middle
of an iced-over pond
Soft Powdery Snowaccumulates on the dried flower heads
in a bed of sedum plants
Photographed8 January 2010
Images and Text© by Merisi 2010
I know you meant 7 January 2010. Beautiful wintry pictures with great descriptions!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pat!
ReplyDelete*giggles* (How did you know?)
Oh, it's snowing in my brain too:
ReplyDeleteI realized only now that yesterday was the 8th of January, not the 7th! One more mistake. ;-)
The bird is a Song Thrush (Singdrossel).
ReplyDeletethe statue of mother and child is simply beautiful..even with snow...
ReplyDeletel thank you!
You make beauty out of the mundane. I love the snow covered statue. Wonderful work as usual.
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful weekend.
Wintry landscape looks like a Monet painting.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteI have added another picture at the bottom of the post, a Song Thrush, after Maalie's comment.
Clicking on it will enlarge as the other images will too).
I wished I could publish larger files:
I try to stay within 100-130 KB, a small fraction of the original size. The original Song Thrush for example has 8.2 MB (8000+ KB). There are two reasons for the smaller size:
1 - I am paying storage fees to Blogger (4 years' worth of pictures adds up!)
2 - Some people think nothing of stealing somebody else's work (even if they call it "borrowing", like in "borrowed from the web" - imagine if I were to borrow my camera from the web!).
I try hard to resist cluttering up my blog with ads and the like. I have heard that there's apparently money in it, but I consciously chose to leave it what it is: A pure and simple blog, a pleasure for me to share my pictures and in turn also a source of encouragement, thanks to you all who have stayed with me throughout the years. I owe you a great deal and keeping the blog free of anything but my posts is my thank you for your generosity.
No other blog can hold a candle to your elegant, beautifully crafted works of art. The latest examples are as exquisite as ever.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! I love the song thrush -- he has a knowing eye.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDelete...SPLENDID...! Actually these so snowy; fresh and cold looking pictures could have been taken in another.... perhaps "vintage" - time.....so beautiful and elegant...even the little bird on the bushes.....!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful sunday!
ciao ciao elvira
Pretty, poor birds have a hard time in the snow.
ReplyDeleteSimply magical, Merisi...Love the statue resting so quietly in the snow...and that photo of the bird? Mesmerizing! This is beautiful, tranquil and simply magnificent! You and your blog are such a gift! ~Janine XO
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful images, Merisi. Really works of art. You do a marvellous job with your blog. It's always such a pleasure to visit.
ReplyDeleteYou know how to make, even the snow, speak.
ReplyDeletebleak yet beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you all!
ReplyDeleteOne of the many things I love about Vienna is the fact that it is so easy to find a tranquil place. I had an appointment on Nußdorfer Strasse and decided to skip lunch and walk down the Strudlhof Steps to Liechtenstein Palais. The gardens there are magical throughout the year, especially the lavender and rudbeckia beds offer a tinge of color even in the bleakest winter.
It was the fourth photo that gotme. It really is beautiful, Mother and Child in the snow. Many thanks for this gift and thanks for your kind words on my blog. My space is now back on and with recharged batteries. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
The photos remind me a great stay I had in Vienna a good few years ago... its was September and the weather was glorious, I had taken Winter gear!!! The shops, cakes, people & galleries were wonderful. I didnt speak German and not many spoke English but we still communicated ...... marvellous. Thank you so much....
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jinksy above - your photos are superb!
Everything is beautyful seen through your eyes.
ReplyDeleteThese were all fantastic...!!
ReplyDeleteOUCH
ReplyDeleteYou are too brave for words.
Exquisite!
pulls covers over head and burrows down..