Used with Kind Permission of Tracy at Wanderlust
Never before photographed in the wild!
The elusive, secretive Ice Snails —
Ice Snails clinging
Before the big race
Little hearts singing
Hoping for speed and grace.
Cloaking devices active —
Only frost fairies see snails —
Rainbow refractive.
Snails leave glistening trails.
One will finish first,
Blest by the Frost Queen,
Putting on speed in a burst,
Winning rights to preen.
Fairies celebrate with hot cider,
Made from Autumn’s windfalls,
Berry tart and mushroom slider —
Feasting and fun within Fairy halls.
No wild life were harming in the making of this post. 😉
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Inspired by Tracy’s Ice photographs at Wanderlust. Check them out, they are awesome!
45 thoughts on “Captured for the First Time!”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Go Ice Snails, Go! 🙂 Mushroom sliders sound tasty. love this. xo
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LOL Thanks! I should make some mushroom sliders. 🙂
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Oh, this one made MY little heart sing! How absolutely delightful. I’ll be smiling in my dreams tonight.
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I’m so happy, what a nice thing to say! Clearly, we are on the same wavelength. LOL
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Brenda, It is a wonderful post, so pretty, so eleagant, so ready to start the race. Thank you, Bill
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Bill, It made me laugh. Things that make us laugh boost our immune systems. 🙂 So I’m told. Warmly, Brenda
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so funny, what a cool combo of words and pic )
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I’m so happy you like it. 🙂
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That’s a cool name for it.
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LOL Thanks!
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Very clever and well done!
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LOL Thanks!! Peace and Joy, Brenda
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Brilliant post and picture 🙂
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Thanks!! 😀
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Hello! Ice snails! I love it! I really enjoyed this. Thanks!
~ Vashti
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Vashti, LOL I’m so happy you did! Thanks for commenting. Warmly, Brenda
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Gota love it.
No surprise I love it.
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LOL Thanks!
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OOOOO, your welcome, why? Just like to read good poetry
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Me, too!
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Love ya, read ya.
Here is my poem,
just to se them.
So I can beat them.
Hem hem,
there is a germ!
Did I just wrote this stupid thing?
I go bling bling.
Read ya.
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You bling, you sing,
Your poem takes wing.
You’re a gem not a germ or
Perhaps a germ,
A germ of truth,
A light in the dark.
Believe in you, I do.
Read ya back. 🙂 Warmly, Brenda
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Can´t beat that, you winnnnn!
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LOL I’m the Queen!
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Very cool! 😉
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LOL Thanks!
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Oh Brenda!! This is so wonderful!! You are truly gifted!!!!!! Thank you!!!
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LOL That was the first idea I had, but if you don’t mind I might look over the photos again this weekend when I hope to be less tired. I’m pretty frivolous when I’m tired. I might have another idea… 🙂 Thanks for letting me use your very awesome photo. Did you see the snails?
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I did!!! I loved it! And it wasn’t frivolous! It was perfect! They do look like snails! And please help yourself to the photos your words bring them to life!
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Okay, thanks! I had never seen ice like that before, it was really beautiful, and needed a special story. I will look at the others this weekend I hope. 🙂 Such fun!
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It was a special story! I think that’s why I like ice so much…it forms in such interesting ways!
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I love everything about this! Beautiful! 🙂
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Thanks, Michelle Marie, that means a lot, coming from a lady with your eye for beauty!
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Awh bless your heart! You are so sweet! I love the ice and how it can make the most amazing sculptures. You have an eye for beauty yourself sweet Brenda! 🙂
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LOL I’m glad you think so. I almost abandoned this as too frivolous, and now I’m glad I didn’t. Hugs, Brenda
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Me too! You always should do it. Someone else will always see what you see! Or you will show them a new way to view things! Yay!
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My tendency to stop and stare and imagine only increases. 🙂
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Oh I know I can hardly go anywhere that I don’t stop and hold up traffic! My daughter thinks I’m a nut and in la la land but OH my isn’t it a beautiful place?? It’s full of things fairytales are made of!!! 🙂
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Exactly. You have the magic, MichelleMarie. You stop traffic whenever you like! 🙂
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Great way to use Tracy’s photograph and help it become alive! I thought (and commented) they looked like dripping sugar crystals! I have my sweet tooth always in place, I guess! I love the snails and the poetry of your words, too, Brenda! Hugs, Robin
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Thanks, Robin. I always try to see magic, and I’m trying hard not to see food. LOL She has such a great eye and ability to edit. Really outstanding photos.
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I absolutely LOVE this:)
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LOL I’m so pleased! It’s a bit frivolous, but it was born of extreme fatigue as so much of my frivolity is.
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Your vivid imagination is delightful.
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LOL Thanks! My kids were doubtful about the snails, but I went with it anyway. 🙂
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