the ice storm, part 2

January 12, 2005 – 10:23 am
One of the light bulbs won't light on one side.
I think this is a cedar, and normally stands tall and straight. The ice has caused it to spread into a vaguely Seussian Christmas tree shape.
This storm's bark is worse than its bite.
This is possibly my favorite photo of the ice storm. It captures in stark and gleaming fractals the essential elements of tree, ice and leaden sky.
It's all just so poetic...Sheesh, Joel.
I thought these were cherries, but I am told by the owner that this is a crab apple tree. The apples didn’t fall last autumn, and now they are encased like prehistoric flies in lead-crystal amber.

  1. 4 Responses to “the ice storm, part 2”

  2. Your favorite is mine as well. I was going to mention fractals, but you beat me to it - leaving this comment quite empty.

    By Worldgineer on Jan 12, 2005

  3. Although I had looked at this picture several times before posting it, the word “fractals” didn’t actually occur to me until it was posted on the blog. I had to go back and edit the caption.

    By Joel on Jan 13, 2005

  4. I absolutley love these pictures. I have never realized how easy it is to capture the simpilest things and make them look extraordinary! I believe you have great talent in what you have chose to do and I hope you have much success in the future.

    By Amanda Prorok on Apr 12, 2005

  5. I just posted on “ice storm 3″ I think, that ice enveloping ordinary objects makes us see them with fresh eyes. I have seen many ice storms in my day and these pictures are gorgeous and make me want to move back to Vermont from where I live now… deep in the heart of Dixie!

    By Colleen on Apr 23, 2005

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