Wednesday Walk - Winter Weather

Here is an Illinois winter walk for #wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay
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The day started out with a nice orange sunrise.
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I think all the ice particles in the sky filter the light to this color.
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Once the sun got above the clouds everything turned gray and drab.
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It got cold enough for the lake to freeze over.
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Some brave souls decided to test to see if the ice was frozen enough as they walked across the middle of the lake.
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On my way back home I noticed my neighbor dressed up the Halloween crows in a Christmas outfit.
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I took another walk in the evening and caught these ducks trying flying around looking for an unfrozen river to land in.
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Meanwhile I found another shallow lake/swamp that was fully frozen over.
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The ice got nice and smooth in the deeper areas.
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Some of the lake plants are visible through the frozen ice.
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Here are some interesting tracks on the surface of the ice. I suspect they might be chupacabra tracks...

Happy #wednesdaywalk :-) Stay warm out there...



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What amazing scenery (especially when we are so hot), lighting and composure in photography revealing your natural world.

Sunrise and sunset photography always make dramatic scenes especially over water.

!WINE

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Is it summer over there? The worst of the winter hasn't hit here yet.

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Mid-summer here, worst still to come, would willingly trade February here to anywhere cooler, I really don't like the heat or humidity!

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Wow, the warmth of the sunrise in contrast with the winter landscape. It's nice that you took another walk in the evening.

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Only get a couple minute slice of that nice orange color then its gray for the rest of the day.

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Blue skies and sunshine! It's a beautiful winter day! I really liked the birds, both the one in the New Year's costume and the ones high in the sky.

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It gets difficult finding the birds out in this weather. Fortunately the Canadian geese never leave here so they are always an option for photos.

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Wonderful weather and perfect photography, specially last three was awesome and I love the environment.
Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day!

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Very nice walk with lovely photos a d funny bird! LoL

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They have way too much fun dressing up those Halloween crows.

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Congratulations!
An interesting and pleasant walk!

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Thanks, I'm sure its way less cold here than over there :-)

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very beautiful natural scenery that is still very natural in winter and very amazing....

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Winter has a way of drastically changing the way everything looks. Makes things more minimal.

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