Saturday, January 25, 2014

Ice Castles

The snow arrived on Tuesday.
It's still here. 
Along with ice.
And a cold, bitter wind.
And frankly, Shire folk aren't accustomed to riding out
 this kind of winter weather.
At least not the Shire folk in this house.

Cecil Williams' photo "Icicles"
www.cecilw.com

But there's always a silver lining to every situation,
and if it were not for such cold, 
we'd never have ice castles.
And there are some real ones out there.
For example:

Somewhere in Scandinavia:

Saranac Lake, New York, 1987:
Ice Castle

Here's one of the Disney Castle, Times Square New York:

Lake Louise, British Columbia

And if you really are smitten with the romance of an ice castle,
you might be able to spend the night in one.
Here's one from Quebec's Hotel de Glace

I have a feeling a couple of animal skins
just wouldn't be enough for some of us.
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