What would January in Teton Valley be without me yelling, “Quick! Where’s the camera?!” and dashing off into the fresh snow in my slippers with no coat on?
Drop-dead gorgeous soft rime frost will do that to a person, and given the warm creek that flows year-round through our property, frost and a sock-free dash or two into below freezing temperatures, camera in hand, are somewhat predictable.
I did not see this coming, though.
This was not a rainbow. As far as I can tell, it was either:
a) magic
b) a sign from God that 2014 is going to be an amazing year
c) a frostbow, or
d) all of the above.
It was shimmering in a straight vertical shaft in the field directly to the south of us, bathing everything in its path with a surreal, other-worldly hue that insisted on the beauty and life in all things.
If you want to get technical, it was caused by the setting sun filtered through a fine dusting of frost particles drifting in ahead of the snow clouds advancing from the south.
I prefer to think that we live in a magical snow globe of wonder and grace.
Rick got outside quickly in his big snow boots and coat and took over camera fun from deeper snow vantage points while I dashed back inside to snag another layer.
I didn’t dilly-dally over footwear, though.
May 2014 be a year of profound joy, peace, and presence for us all.
Amen.
Thanks everyone for the kind words.
As incredible as this seems, the photos don’t even begin to do justice to how vibrant and close it was. There was a real “thingness” to the phenomenon that was awesome (in the most literal sense of that word!).
This is absolutely gorgeous. And I, for one, have a great feeling about 2014.
AMEN! Beautiful Magical Frost Gift From God Bow! So glad you were able to capture it in all it’s wonderful glory!
Happy New Year!
Kas/Rick:
Those are marvelous pictures; a few of them a card worthy; especially the first one; and a few of your phrases. The last one would make a great new year’s card for 2015.
And I agree with Chartlie. So….!!!!AMEN!!!!!
AMEN. (thought it deserved to be shouted!)
Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL post. I have never been to your state, but it is now on my short list. We have a vintage 1962 Airstream…and I can imagine getting to paint in this amazing location.