Ice sculptures are delicate creations, and that was certainly seen in Winterlude 2020 when the mistake was made of letting the big ones go without shelters.
Perhaps night was more forgiving of the broken sections. I will be pausing this retrospective for the next couple of days for other things, and after that will be getting to work on getting this series concluded.
It must be such a bitter-sweet time when it warms up finally.
ReplyDeleteAmazing 👏
ReplyDeleteSad to see all the hard work damaged.
ReplyDeleteGostei destas belas esculturas de gelo.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
These are such magnificent creations. To then melt and flow as water once again as the festival ends is rather poetic I feel.
ReplyDelete...such delicate work!
ReplyDelete@Iris: it can be.
ReplyDelete@Italiafinlandia: indeed.
@Nancy: that's true.
@Francisco: thanks.
@Gemel: indeed.
@Tom: quite so.
Must be heartbreaking to see them shatter like that.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ice sculptures. I guess they can not last forever. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou do find themes in your myriad photos.
ReplyDeleteShelters will probably be back for the next one.
ReplyDeleteSad to see the hard work melting. The night shots are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThey are, after all, just temporary art installations. Still sad though. Fleeting beauty.
ReplyDeleteTheir lifetime is so short...
ReplyDeleteAre you fully recovered?
One of the most ephemeral of media.
ReplyDeleteThey lasted longer than I would have expected but then I live in the desert where they wouldn't last at all.
ReplyDeleteSad to see the beauty crumble away.
ReplyDeleteSad to hear ~ sculptures are awesome and so creative ~ again ~ great night shots!
ReplyDeleteWishing you love and laughter in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Nice header. Looks like Spring has arrived.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame they melted away so quickly.
ReplyDelete@David: it is.
ReplyDelete@Eileen: they are short lived.
@Anvilcloud: yes I do.
@RedPat: no doubt.
@Magiceye: thanks.
@Susie: that's true.
@Catarina: I still have a cough like Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday in the film Wyatt Earp.
ReplyDelete@Jeanie: very much so.
@Sharon: they would not.
@Bill: true, alas.
@Carol: thanks.
@Janey: it takes its time.
@Jan: such is life.
Kind of sad but in a beautiful way.
ReplyDeleteGood that you all have things to see over Winter, all we have here is bleakness.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what can be done with ice.
ReplyDeleteThe night time photos are wonderful:)
ReplyDeleteWell, the artists know all along that their creations won’t last.
ReplyDelete@Eve: indeed.
ReplyDelete@Amy: we get long winters.
@DJan: it is, yes.
@Rosie: thanks.
@Linda: they do.