Spikes of ice - hoarfrost morning

from flickr user Sean
The hoarfrost which blanketed the landscape yesterday morning made for beautiful scenery in an otherwise gray and bleak landscape. Oh, sure, it made a mess of some roads but isn't natural beauty worth a bit of pain?

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Autumn Berries

from flickr user glness
In the time since this photo was take (a mere ten or so days) the Minnesota landscape has become nearly devoid of color as berries like these are plucked by birds and other animals in preparation for our normally long winters.