On that freezing cold Saturday, 02 June, when we were on our way home through Central Otago, we passed these frozen willows. This was after we’d left Fruitlands and we were somewhere between Gorge Creek and Shingle Creek. Central Otago, New Zealand.
The trees were right by the highway. – Photo by Nigel
Some of the ice had fallen off and was scattered over the grass like a white winter version of autumn leaves. – Photo by Liz
Willow branches all decked out in white. – Photo by Liz
Further down the road after Roxburgh and Ettrick we crossed the bridge to Millers Flat and admired these trees that have held tight to their leaves. Nigel had a look at them and tells me they’re two species of oak. Sunny, blue sky and no ice in sight! – Photo by Nigel
Willow, ice detail. – Photo by Nigel
Text by Liz, Photos by Liz and Nigel; Exploring Colour (2018)
Exploring Colour 
Beautiful ice, Liz! I hope the trees and other vegetation in that wondrous ice land weren’t too damaged by that treatment. I like the oak trees, too, with such interesting shapes.
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Thank you Ellen! I’m confident the trees will be fine as I’m sure they’ve been through it many times before 🙂 I was very taken with the oak trees as well. Its great how they’ve held on to their leaves!
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What a very strange weather phenomenon, but it made for terrific photos both with frost and without.
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Thank you very much! It felt very strange to enter such a frosty world, stay there for a few hours, and then suddenly drive back out to sunshine again!
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Lovely!
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Thanks urzre!
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These are beautiful photos of the ice covered willows, especially like the ones where the ice has fallen to the ground. Then finding trees that look like Autumn has just arrived after the view of winter’s iced trees and all in one day…amazing! Thank-you!
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You’re welcome Ellen! Thanks so much, I really enjoyed the scene with the fallen ice! I’ll be publishing a post tonight that I think both you and Benjamin will enjoy very much but I’m keeping it a secret for now 🙂
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These pictures are made on ONE day? With sun and without sun? Amazing!
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Yes, all the winter pictures I’ve put up have been taken on the one day. In the morning we suddenly drove into Narnia and on our return home we suddenly drove out of it again! And once we’d driven out, the weather was totally different! Very surreal!
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