And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a Post of the Week - either as top post or as a runner up.
This week's top posts are tied. They're both so well written that I couldn't choose between the two. So you all luck out and get both:by Betty
at Bossy Betty
and
The Stage Was Set
by EthelMaePotter
at The Adventures of Fred and Ethel
at Bossy Betty
and
The Stage Was Set
by EthelMaePotter
at The Adventures of Fred and Ethel
Other wonderful posts are categorized below (they may well fit into more than one category but I'm only selecting one for each):
When the Bananas are Frozen
by Lailani
at The Green Grass Grows All Around
Snow?
by Reb
at Sibu Pegasus Power
Persistent Little Pest
by Tabor
at Room Without Walls
The Title of This Entry is "Eggplant"
by TattyTiara
at TATTYTIARA
Meet Lenito, Lenetia Lenore, Kobron
by Sandy
at Writing in Faith
Peanut Butter Pie
by Brian
at WayStationOne
Guarding the Sunset
by Dawn
at Puzzle Pieces
Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Kate
at Chronicles of a Country Girl
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by MPM
at Mental Pause Mama
Priceless Days Ahead
by Grizz
at Riverdaze
Wonderful Waxwings
by Keith
at Holdingmoments
Liberated Hero
by Cloudia
at Comfort Spiral
De-energized
by Hilary
at Crazy as a Loom
Grandpa's 1950s Lionel Train
by Cheryl
at Lake Mary Musings
Remembering the Night
by 365
at 365 Attempts (At Life)
Recommended by: Moannie
Belle and Sundance - a Rescue
by Sherry Blue Sky
at Stardreaming with Sherry Blue Sky
Recommended by: Jinsky
Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.
Thank you.
55 comments:
I'm not a fan of snow, but untouched snow is very pretty.
Don't have a clue. They almost look like wind ridges, but I think they're too small and the snow around looks calm.
So much beauty to see/read before the day is over. Thanks for this service,for the wonderful creative juices out there we would never know about.
Reminds me of a pitchfork that was dipped down in the snow and picked back up...
There is some great blog reading here Hilary. Thanks for finding them for us.
Cheers, jj
...maybe these marks are from a great winged creature with long, sharp claws... never in Ontario though, right?
Wonderful photo.
I would guess wingtips made those furrows. An avian chase scene, with one or the other dipping low, then climbing again, presents itself as a possibility.
Love your ridges - probably created by wind?
So much good reading material this week. Thanks!
Were the marks scratches or raised on the snow? It was difficult to tell. As LadyFi suggests, probably made by the wind - Dave
An animal did it, it only comes out when it snows. It is the Windiwisp or Ida is the most common.
Crop Circles :)
Thanks for the award. Perhaps the photo is a branch touching the ground slightly after a snow and wind. Was it beneath the edge of a tree? Unfortunately I am not a romantic and really interested in what ACTUALLY did it!
Thanks for the award. Perhaps the photo is a branch touching the ground slightly after a snow and wind. Was it beneath the edge of a tree? Unfortunately I am not a romantic and really interested in what ACTUALLY did it!
you always have great blog list
thank you for the smile this morning hilary...and congrats to all the potw...great snap as well...
Strange markings indeed. I thought maybe the wing of a bird; but then I'd expect a matching pair.
Thanks for the POTW award Hilary. :)
Thanks, Hilary for choosing my post for photography!
Those lines are incredibly interesting....it's almost as though the wind decided to grab a few pieces of snow and pick them up.
Thanks for the award Hilary. Means a lot to me.
we have lines like that all over the snow in our yard: from little mice that travel in tunnels underneath the snow!!!! Do I get a prize????????????????????????????
Hi Hilary:)We get markings like that outside our kitchen window and I actually see little voles or mice traveling through the snow; so cute.
It sure does look like an angel wing though; perhaps your guide is traveling ahead of you.
Thanks, Hilary. :-)
And double thanks, Moannie!
What a cool picture Hilary! These look like another group of great posts to read...will visit them later today after the little's are asleep or tomorrow when I am not working....happy hump day Hilary. XX
Perhaps there's something under the snow in that spot ..
That is so intriguing...someone's wing....
And thank you, again. I am humbled by the company I am in....
Hmmmm...it's very pretty! But, I learned from Mantracker that nature doesn't make straight lines, so it has to be man-made! :)
We had some lines in the snow similar to the ones in your pic, but they were longer and they were where the really small black squirrels hopped onto the snow and looked like they were doing the butterfly stroke through snow a foot high.
You have some great picks this week. I hope you are doing well.
Thanks so much for my Post of the Week! It means a great deal to me. I truly appreciate it.
I think something blowing along nd it got swept off elsewhere
Thanks, Hilary, for the POTW mention...you are kind. I always enjoy the posts that you choose for your list and it's a real honor to be included.
Now, about the lines in the snow...the only thing I can think of is that there is something underneath the snow in that spot that had grooves in it and the snow that has fallen has settled leaving those indentations. That's a wild guess, I know!
Sasquatch has reached out his claws to create snow graffiti!
Off to enjoy some wonderful reads. Thanks much, Hilary! :)
I did it.
I was doing touch'n'goes on my broom......
It's a mystery.
I love seeing animal footprints in the snow. On the first morning of our recent and still present (it's never going to melt) snow, you could track a big dog's meander through the neighborhood. He wandered up and down and back and forth.
Hmmm...the wintry equivalent of a crop circle...fallen twigs?
Love your choices for POTW this week. Some brilliant stuff there.
Hawk? Maybe tree branches - how strong has the wind been? Otherwise, no idea, but very cool. Thanks for the POTW ;)
Dear Hilary, what an intriguing pattern in the snow - could it have been made by something living (moving) under the snow?;)
Very good pick for POTW today, I so enjoyed that post myself when I read it a few days back.
Congratulations to everyone else nominated.;)
xoxo
Oh Hilary, you have literally made my WEEK! What a surprise to check my comments and see "congrats on POTW!" HUH? I made POTW?
I am just recovering from the flu (yes, I had my shot two months ago, but caught a different strain,) and still feeling quite miserable, so this was just what I needed to perk me up! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
As for those lines, it does appear something swooped down and dragged the snow, as the furrows are deeper in the middle than on the ends. The most reasonable answer is that a hawk spied a small animal and swooped down to grab it. But then where's the imprint left by the small animal?
Maybe you experienced a small earthquake during the night that slightly cracked the ground. SMALL earthquake. Very small. Teensy. Like almost not there.
Probably not.
Two large birds skimming the snow!
What a fun surprise - I logged in and had a half a dozen comments waiting for me! Thank you sooooo much - you are too sweet!
Smiles!
Not sure what those lines could be. Birds skidding?
UFO! LOL!
Maggie X
Nuts in May
Oh hey thank you! I am very sincerely flattered.
My first guess was perhaps something under the lines that made the snow form that way, but I'm sure you're familiar with the area and would have known. Mystery!! I like the angel's wings theory...
Thanks for pointing us to those wonderful blog posts and images!
I say, the wind blew through there making the snow waves???
Thanks for this, my friend.
Those lines are interesting. Snow is full of mystery.
Simple, yet elegant snow depressions running in parallel.
Mother nature is an artist.
Daniel
Looks like angels skating in the snow.LOL!
Seriously, I thought the lines were over a sewer grate, or some sort of heat source, melting the snow from underneath.
Will check out your posts of the week.
That image.
It is curious indeed, maybe they are twigs that have been snowed over.
Some excellent blog stories and photos, you do gather some great stuff! As far as the lines in the snow, it's a mystery to me.
May be someone scraped through it.
Interesting pic.
Wonderful lines in the snow.
Hilary: I feel there were two birds involved in the markings and this indicates quick abduction of one over the other. That's my view. :)
Thank you everyone for your clever ideas about the lines in the snow. I guess we'll never know for sure but at least now there are theories. ;) Thank you also for your always kind support of the bloggers who are named for the POTW.
I always love reading the comments here.
You are much appreciated for all you do Hilary.
Thanks, Hilary. I enjoyed the POTW this week!!
Di
Thank you so much for listing my story on your site. I didnt know you had until one of your readers came to check it out. Many thanks:)I'll thank Jinksy as well. It was quite a story, it captured the hearts of our country that winter.
I LOVE the beautiful photos you have posted. Canada is so beautiful, eh?:) We have snow here right now too, it's like living in a Christmas card. Love your site!
So many great names all listed in one spot-- I am book marking this so that when it's not midnight, I can come back and have a read. Thank you.
Your snowy world is so wonderful! I love the opening statement :-)
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