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<\/a>Ordinary grasses are transformed into tiny sculptures when first coated with snow and ice.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Patterns like the\u00a0wavy black line drawn by the not-yet-frozen stream as it crossed the meadow.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The stream running through the meadow creates a wavy black line, a strong contrast to the white snow.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Corn stubble that broke\u00a0a farm field into rows and brought\u00a0a touch of gold to the black and white world.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Corn rows provide interest of an unusual kind.<\/p><\/div>\n
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I needed to use my imagination to see beyond the obvious. Shadows on the frozen lake shaped like cathedral\u00a0spires suggested a hidden country, just beyond the camera’s reach.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Long blue shadows form on the snow-covered lake.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Ice on the pond became\u00a0fish with perfectly frozen scales and eyes in just the right place.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Ripples in the frozen ice look like fish swimming downstream.<\/p><\/div>\n
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By the house, Calamagrostis brachytricha became\u00a0a feather duster, delicately gathering snow.<\/p>\n
<\/a>I like the contrast between the delicacy of the inflorescence and the heaviness of the stone wall behind.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ornamental grasses by the Skating Pond offered more conventional ‘winter interest,’ particularly early in the season before the snow beat\u00a0them flat.<\/p>\n
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