Sugar, Spice and All Things Iced: a photo collage

We've had our share of dramatic winter weather in 2011, all within the mighty month of February; and not only here in Michigan where I live, but in many parts of the USA and Canada. During the Valentine month, we experienced the following weather conditions; a record blizzard which buried some regions with 20 inches of snow, a 50 degree melt down, which transformed the landscape in almost a single day and then a few days later, an unusual ice storm impacting us yet again . . . phew! It offered many amazing icy photo opportunities inspiring poetry which I love presenting to you!

The freeze has been especially inspiring. With that said, I hope you enjoy the scenery, the ice really is a thing of beauty. There are few words in between as the pictures tell the story! P.S. But, of course, I had to include a poem at the end!

Trapped in ice

won't suffice

I yearn to be free

from its squeeze

The sun returns

as I watch freeze burn

off my branches

inches by inches

dripping and dripping

Limbs no longer tipping

from the hefty mass

and concrete grasp

letting me breathe

breathe in deep

uplifting my figure

recapturing my rapture

Feeling the release

feeling the ease

I just want to breathe