At first light the Llano Estacado prairie flaunts the crystalline aftermath of an overnight freezing fog--amazing albeit ephemeral beauty. The exquisite artistry of frost and light inspires poetry.
Nocturnal hosts of rimy minions spill
Their icy breath ‘cross age-old plain,
Scribe ethereal poetry upon the realm,
Fleeting artistry to herald winter’s reign.
© Ilija Lukić 2013
Their icy breath ‘cross age-old plain,
Scribe ethereal poetry upon the realm,
Fleeting artistry to herald winter’s reign.
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| Country Road (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm thicket) |
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| Cactus On Ice (Big Pad Prickly Pear Cactus) |
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| Gnarly Siberian (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm) |
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| Sunny Respite (Cooper) |
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| Frosty Soliloquy (yucca campestris aka Plains Yucca and Siberian Elm on the Llano Estacado) |
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| Soft Pricklies (cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla) |
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| Breath Of Winter (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm) |
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| Fleeting Pulchritude (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm) |
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| Scouting Sawtooth Daisy Loop (Cooper) |
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| Frosted Sunflower (helianthus annuus aka Annual Sunflower) |
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| Lost In Ice (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm) |
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| Thorny Cuddle Buddy (cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla) |
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| Winter Cottontop (digitaris californica aka Arizona Cottontop) |
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| Frozen Tundra (Cooper) |
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| Frigid Enclave (ulmus pumila aka Siberian Elm) |
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| Sawtooth Daisy Loop |
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| Crystal Palace (cylindropuntia imbricata aka Cane Cholla) |
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| Grassland Trail (shortgrass prairie on the Llano Estacado near Clovis, New Mexico) |
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| Winter Melody |
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| Llano Winter Morning |
